Embassy information
Address and contact details
Embassy of Ireland, Republic of Korea
42, Jongro 1-gil
Jongno-gu
Seoul, Korea 03152
Closure dates
2024
Date | Day | Holiday |
25-Dec 2023 | Monday | Christmas |
26-Dec 2023 | Tuesday | Stephen'sDay |
1-Jan | Monday | New Year’s Day |
9-Feb | Friday |
Lunar New Year |
12-Feb | Monday |
Lunar New Year |
01-Apr | Monday | Easter Monday |
06-May | Monday |
Children's Day |
15-May | Wednesday | Buddha's Birthday |
06-Jun | Thursday |
Memorial Day |
15-Aug | Thursday |
Liberation Day |
16-Sep | Monday | Chuseok |
17-Sep | Tuesday | Chuseok |
18-Sep | Wednesday | Chuseok |
25-Dec | Wednesday | Christmas Day |
26-Dec | Tuesday |
Stephen's Day |
If you are an Irish National who requires assistance in the case of a genuine emergency while the Embassy is closed, please contact us on +82 27 217 200 where you will be given details on how to proceed and how to contact a consular officer if needed.
You can also directly contact the emergency services as follows:
Police: 119
Fire brigade: 119
Ambulance: 112
You may also contact the Duty Officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Dublin at +353 1 408 2000.
Opening hours
The Embassy is open to the public, Monday to Friday: 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00.
(Consular Hours for Passports and Visas: 09:30-12:00 & 13:30-16:00).
Directions to the Embassy
Leema Bldg. 13F.,42, Jongro 1-gil,Jongno-gu,Seoul, Korea 03152
T: (02) 721 7200 / F: (02) 774 6458
The Embassy is 5 minutes' walk from Gwanghwamun Station Line 5 (Purple Line), Exit No.2, the Leema Building in which the Embassy is located is directly behind Nat’l Museum of Korean Contemporary History (대한민국역사박물관) which is beside the US Embassy.
The Embassy is a 10 minute walk from Jonggak Station (종각역) Line 1(Dark blue line). Take exit 1 and walk straight until you reach the Gran Seoul (그랑서울) building. Take the first right and keep walking straight past the Jongno-Gu District office (종로구청). The Leema building in which the Embassy is located is the second building on your left after Jongno-gu district office and is located after the Daelim building (대림). The Embassy is located on the 13th Floor