Banking
If you need to open a bank account, you should go to a branch of An Post, Allied Irish Bank, or Bank of Ireland. To do so you will need proof of identity (passport or national ID card), and proof of address:
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A letter sent by Department of Social Protection Intreo and received by you at your residential address
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A signed letter from the person you are staying with along with a household bill in their name
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A letter on headed paper if you are staying in temporary accommodation provided by the Irish state.
You can open a basic bank account if you do not have the ID and proof of address that you need to open a current account.
You can also open a free online bank account with N26 or Revolute, you will need your national ID card or passport to do that:
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N26 Account please click on the following link: N26
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Revolut Account please click on the following link: Revolut
Post, Phone and Internet Services
If you don’t have a safe postal address, you can use the Address Point service from An Post.
You can get a free SIM card with 1 months of free usage from any local post office. Bring your temporary permission letter. This is the letter that says you are living in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive.
You can get free access to computers and to the internet at any public library. You can contact Limerick Libraries to find out more about how to use these services.
Translation Services
Translation services are available from:
- Translit, 18 Upper Mallow Street, Limerick, V94 N12Y
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Word Perfect, WordPerfect Translation Services Ltd, 32 Cecil Street, Limerick, V94 DD5E