Ireland’s linguistic and cultural ties can make it feel something of a home-from-home when doing business there, it’s very much it’s own nation, and a long-established trading partner with the UK – not only is the emerald isle the UK’s fifth largest export market, the UK accounts for almost a third (30%) of imports into Ireland, that’s more than any other country.
Flights to Ireland are both cheap and frequent, and so trading there is something of a no-brainer for British businesses. Even so, you could still save a lot of time and money by doing business via conference call on you landline or mobile, rather than in person.
Here’s how to set up a conference call between the UK and Ireland…
How to set up a conference call between the UK and Ireland
Visit ConferenceCall.co.uk and enter your email address to get your free PIN before clicking on the ‘Invite Participants’ tab to generate an email template.
Next up, enter the time, date and subject of the conference call, pick the respective dial-in codes for UK and Ireland, then copy the invitation and paste it all into an email. You can then fire off this email to as many as 100 participants.
Dial-in numbers to call
At the allotted time participants dial the following numbers and enter your PIN:
- UK participants dial 0843 373 0843 (landline)+44 843 373 0999 (when overseas) 83000 (mobile)
- Ireland participants dial 1520-932995 (from landlines) or +44 843 373 0999 (from mobiles)
Your conference call can now begin!
What’s the best time to call Ireland from the UK?
You can get across to Ireland in just over an hour if you fly from London, or just under an hour if you fly from Liverpool, which is shorter than the daily commute for many. And because there is no time difference, you can call during your normal business hours.
Where is Ireland?
Located in the north Atlantic Ocean, Ireland is a small island west of the UK mainland.
What’s the FCO advice on travelling to Ireland?
Given we’re not yet quite out of the woods where Covid is concerned, any UK citizen travelling to Ireland will be subject to entry restrictions. Make sure you refer to Irish Government travel guidance before you travel.H
Here are the basic rules:
- All travellers to Ireland are required by law to complete a Passenger Locator Form.
- If you have proof of full vaccination, which you can get via the NHS app, the you won’t need any travel-related testing or quarantine.
- If you don’t have valid proof of vaccination and are travelling from Great Britain you will need to:
- present evidence of a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country
- self-quarantine
- undergo post-arrival testing
Guidance can change at short notice so you should check Irish Government advice before you travel
