Need to send money to Ireland? Considering a wire to transfer money to Ireland? Before you ask your financial institution to do it, be sure to check out the wire transfer fees. It may come as a shock as to how much the costs will be and depending on the dollar amount, it might be better to have a look at the alternatives to send the money another way.
What makes it more costly is in addition to your bank adding a fee for sending the funds to a place in Ireland, the person receiving the funds will most likely also be charged a fee at their end. One way to reduce the possibility of this charge is to send the international wire transfer in their designated currency.
To process a bank wire transfer to Ireland, you may need a SWIFT code. These are different for each bank and based on references including the bank and country.
Bank wire details for Ireland
- Country – Ireland
- SWIFT Country Code – IE
- Central Bank Name – n/a
- Currency – Euro
- Currency Code – EUR