About the Embassy

Ambassador                             H.E. Mr Kyle O’Sullivan

Deputy Head of Mission           Shane Stephens

The Embassy's public office is open Monday to Friday from 8.30 AM - 4: 30 PM, while the Visa Office operates Monday to Thursday from 9.00 AM – 3.00 PM.

As telephone lines can be busy, callers may prefer to direct e-mails to the Embassy through the dedicated links provided below. For visa matters, callers from Ireland, can also contact the Irish National Immigration and Nationalisation Service at 1890 511 500.         

Embassy Services 

Commercial Service

The Embassy endeavours to support both i) Irish firms supplying goods and services from Ireland to Nigeria and the regional market and ii) the growing network of Irish firms that are already operating here. Our services may be of particular use to visiting business people and those who are new to the region.

Irish and Ireland-based firms are invited to make contact with the Embassy through the link provided below or (+234) 9 4620611.

Consular Services

In cooperation with the Passport Office and the Consular Services Section of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin, the Embassy also provides consular and passport services to Irish citizens in Nigeria and the other countries of accreditation.

We would invite Irish citizens in Nigeria and the other countries of accreditation to make contact with the Embassy and register on the Department of Foreign Affairs consular registration site (see link provided below).

Ireland's Honorary Consuls General in Freetown  play a key role in the provision of emergency and other consular services to Irish citizens on the ground.

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Visa Services

From 25 May 2009, residents of Nigeria who wish to apply for Irish visas should do so at one of the two designated Visa Application Centres (VACs) operated by VFS Global Ltd in Lagos and Abuja.  Please click on the Visa page for further information and details

Individuals resident in Ghana may submit their applications to the Visa Facilitation Service in Accra, F298/5, 5th Norla Link, North Labone Estate, Near UNHCR office at Labone, Accra.    Tel:+ 233 21 768 417 F:+ 233 21 769 018

In Sierra Leone, applications can be submitted at the Honorary Consulate General of Ireland, 8 Rawdon Street, First Floor, Freetown, Sierra Leone;                                                                Tel: 00232-22-224223 - Fax No: 00232-22-223687; E-mail: Eirecon-Freetown@wasltd.com