Hi,
If you're in the south and south-west, then some suggestions
e-cars connect - a mix of DC (mostly 50kW) and AC charge points (ecars Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network | ESB. Usually only one or two charge points per location, generally quite reliable.
EasyGo - mostly AC charging in shop car parks (e.g. Aldi) (Charging Network - EasyGo)
ePower - mostly AC charging (Public EV Charging Stations | Public EV Chargers - ePower
Tesla has a scattering of charging points, most are restricted to Tesla cars only

Plugshare is quite good for showing charging locations, have a browse to see what might suit you best for your travel.

 

I've taken our short-range CHAdeMO vehicle to Ireland a few times since getting it in 2021. Lots of rapid chargers around Dublin, of various brands - but away from cities, make sure you have an Electroverse or ESB eCars account. Not many chargers at each site, but well spaced even in fairly lightly populated areas. I've tried EasyGo in a shop car park only once, only to find the chargers broken (no power at all, as if someone in the supermarket had switched them off for the week).

For ESB eCars - it may be a bit cheaper with their own account than through Electroverse. The tariffs differ, being not simply €/kWh -- there may be a connection charge, a time-based charge or an overstay fee after 45 minutes as well, and the rates or existence of each of those may depend on how you're paying.

I planned a route with A Better Route Planner for my most recent trip, and it suggested a charger which no longer exists. WattsUp and Electroverse maps seemed more accurate. My impression is that EV take-up is growing faster than public charging provision: finding free (DC rapid) charge points at the start of this month was noticeably more difficult than during previous visits. That may have been in part just that winter weather means charging more often and more likely to be doing so with snow or rain finding its way under your waterproofs, of course.

 

I've been there a couple of times. Electroverse app shows most of the Rapids available. Get the ESB app, "ecar connect" in Android Play Store will find it. ESB will send you an RFID card if you ask, worth having. Generally I've found the ESB Rapids fine to use, but look out for overstay charges and read their fine print carefully so you don't get an accidental big fee added! Afaik most ?all? of the ESB rapids are 50 kW max. But that's all I can ever take!

The motorways generally have a bigger set of Rapids, but cost rather more so I've been avoiding those!

ESB app is a bit odd - I can't find a way to get the Map displayed, from the opening page. But it gives you a box to enter a location into, so stick anywhere in Ireland in, eg Athlone, and then you get the map! Their Rapids cost £0.49/kWh acc to the app right now, maybe will change to Euros when I get there again later this year. Usage of these rapids is fairly low, haven't often had to wait, but try & choose a location with 2 or more ESBs locally.

 

On ESB ecar app select the 'find a chargepoint' under the three bars at top left NOT from the Home screen 'find charge points near',this opens the map

 

Thanks for all the input. Putting our trip together now and will take on board everyone’s advice.

 

Follow up:
Would anyone solely rely on using the Electroverse card in Southern Ireland? Just had a look at the ESB app, and they seem to want £10 for a card and take £20 as an initial credit.

 

Not sure I'd risk it - there is also Weev who have a scattering of Rapids and slow AC around Ireland (North and South) - when I applied they gave out a free dongle with £5 credit on it ,but you can pay at the charge point/charger as well usually.
They also do a cheap Wednesday deal and discounts in evenings.

 

I paid up for the ESB card. They don't expire, so even if you don't visit again for years, they should still work.

 

I paid up for my ESB card before Electroverse supported it. Then the second time travelling to Ireland, forgot the card at home. The ESB app worked instead, to my considerable relief. At the time ESB billed only in Euro; I didn't notice the exact time they switched to billing UK customers in pounds. A check list item for going to Ireland now includes "look in car to make sure ESB eCars card is there."

Their pre-pay with auto-top-up system is clunky compared with paying by ordinary contactless bank payment or by Electroverse, and ESB had recently changed the rules on one trip: every single customer was having to phone the help line to get their payment arrangements tweaked. I felt much better about having been so dumb as to need to phone for help, until I saw the next person, and the next, and then more, all having to do likewise. Moral: it works, but don't hesitate to call the helpline for any difficulty. (That's advice for all other charge point operators, too.)

Your credit doesn't expire, so the prepayment's no problem if expecting to visit again.

Slightly off topic, since nothing to do with charging a battery: the video toll on the Dublin ring road motorway can be signed up to beforehand as a visitor, with a limited-time account. If you're likely to go that way, it saves the risk of being charged a penalty for not paying on time. Have your credit card handy for the many other motorway toll points. Tolls are small but most motorways and some modern main roads have them.

 

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up about the tolls, as I haven’t been there for many years. Do most chargers now accept contactless payment, credit or debit card scanning?

 

For the M50 video toll, here's the start point for visitors.

Tourist Information | eFlow

www.eflow.ie

All the others can use a radio tag, but as an occasional visitor I've used only the stop-and-pay lanes, and all have accepted contactless payment. There's a sort of overview at

eToll.ie | Toll payments and toll charges in Ireland

etoll.ie

 

For chargers, I'm not sure about payment options generally. A local, or more frequent visitor than me, would have more relevant and up to date knowledge.

 

My experience in SW Ireland a couple of years ago is that there are only a few chargers, but only a few EV's so it was easy.
I'd recommend getting the ESB card.

 

Our experience is driving around the South (do you mean the South of Ireland, Kerry, Cork etc.?) to charge in Macroom and Schull which covers most of the south west and then going North, best to go to Brite chargers in Galway, fast charger Ireland who seem to be the fastest and best value in the west, good for exploring Connemara

 

Thanks for the info. Yes, I do mean the south. As in Eire. The one still in the EU. 😎
I also note that Brite are a partner with Octopus Electroverse. I have an RFID card for them, so hopefully I'm covered.