Ireland’s EV charging hub
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52 public charging locations across all 26 counties, and a running-cost model you can move. Charging at home on a night rate works out around €2.31 per 100 km against €10.92 in petrol — and this page shows the arithmetic, including where it turns against the EV.
52 of 52 locations · 135 charge points
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Charging speed
- Counties
- 26 of 26
- Networks
- ESB, Ionity
- Connectors
- CCS, Type 2, CHAdeMO
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- Blanchardstown Centre, Co. Dublin — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Parnell Square West, Co. Dublin — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Sandyford Business Park, Co. Dublin — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Airside Retail Park, Co. Dublin — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Dundrum Town Centre, Co. Dublin — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- M50 Applegreen Services, Co. Dublin — Ionity, Ultra-Rapid (150–350 kW)
- Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Co. Cork — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Blackpool Shopping Centre, Co. Cork — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Cork City Hall, Co. Cork — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Co. Cork — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- M8 Fermoy Services, Co. Cork — Ionity, Ultra-Rapid (150–350 kW)
- Galway Retail Park, Co. Galway — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Eyre Square Centre, Co. Galway — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Parkmore Industrial Estate, Co. Galway — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Crescent Shopping Centre, Co. Limerick — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Arthur's Quay Park, Co. Limerick — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- M7 Barack Obama Plaza, Co. Limerick — Ionity, Ultra-Rapid (150–350 kW)
- City Square Shopping Centre, Co. Waterford — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Dungarvan Town Centre, Co. Waterford — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- M1 Drogheda Services, Co. Louth — ESB, Rapid (50–150 kW)
- Dundalk Retail Park, Co. Louth — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- M7 Portlaoise Services, Co. Laois — ESB, Rapid (50–150 kW)
- Nenagh Town, Co. Tipperary — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- M8 Cashel Services, Co. Tipperary — ESB, Rapid (50–150 kW)
- M8 Mitchelstown Services, Co. Cork — ESB, Rapid (50–150 kW)
- Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Carlow Town, Co. Carlow — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Manor West Shopping Centre, Co. Kerry — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Killarney Outlet Centre, Co. Kerry — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Letterkenny Retail Park, Co. Donegal — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Bundoran Town Centre, Co. Donegal — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Sligo Retail Park, Co. Sligo — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Castlebar Town Centre, Co. Mayo — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Westport Town, Co. Mayo — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Bray Town Centre, Co. Wicklow — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Greystones, Co. Wicklow — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Naas Town Centre, Co. Kildare — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Whitewater Shopping Centre, Co. Kildare — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Navan Town Centre, Co. Meath — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Ashbourne, Co. Meath — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Wexford Town Centre, Co. Wexford — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Gorey Town, Co. Wexford — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Ennis Town Centre, Co. Clare — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Shannon Town Centre, Co. Clare — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Cavan Town Centre, Co. Cavan — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Monaghan Town, Co. Monaghan — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Longford Town, Co. Longford — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Athlone Town Centre, Co. Westmeath — ESB, Fast (43–50 kW)
- Mullingar Town, Co. Westmeath — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
- Tullamore Town, Co. Offaly — ESB, Standard (7–22 kW)
The Irish average is around 15,000 km.
Night rate €0.14/kWh at home, €0.42/kWh on public rapid.
15,000 km a year · EV at 16.5 kWh/100km, 80% charged at home on a €0.14/kWh night rate and 20% on public rapid at €0.42/kWh · petrol at 6.5 L/100km and €1.68/L · motor tax €120 against €333, servicing €300 against €650. Purchase price, depreciation and insurance are not included.
Estimated saving, per year
€1,716
€143 a month · 65% less than petrol
Fuel €1,638 · Motor tax €333 · Servicing €650
Electricity €485 · Motor tax €120 · Servicing €300
- Charging locations
- 52Charging locationsAcross 26 counties
- Charge points
- 135Charge pointsIndividual units at those locations
- Per 100 km, electric
- €2.31Per 100 km, electricHome night rate, €0.14/kWh
- Typical annual saving
- €1,716Typical annual saving15,000 km vs petrol
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Running costs
What does driving actually cost?
Per 100 kilometres, energy and fuel only. The last row is the one nobody advertises: charged exclusively on ultra-rapid public chargers, an electric car costs more per kilometre than petrol.
- EV · home, night rate16.5 kWh at €0.14/kWh€2.31
- EV · public rapid16.5 kWh at €0.42/kWh€6.93
- Diesel5.5 L at €1.62/L€8.91
- Petrol6.5 L at €1.68/L€10.92
- EV · ultra-rapid only16.5 kWh at €0.69/kWh€11.38
Energy and fuel only — no tax, servicing, insurance or depreciation. EV consumption is 16.5 kWh/100km, the average WLTP consumption of the 41 battery-electric cars in our Irish price list. Fuel prices from CSO / AA Ireland, last updated 2026-01-19. Electricity rates from CRU.ie; public charging rates from ESB ecars, Ionity.
Over a year
€1,716
less to run than petrol, at 15,000 km with 80% home charging
- Electric, all in
- €905
- Petrol, all in
- €2,621
- Difference
- €1,716
- Per month
- €143
Energy, motor tax and servicing. Purchase price, depreciation and insurance are not in this figure — the EV usually costs more to buy, which is what the break-even on the running-costs page is for.
Grants & relief
What can you actually get?
Three separate supports, three separate sets of rules, and two of them have ceilings that make a cheaper trim worth thousands more than the one above it.
- 01SEAI purchase grant€3,500Battery electric only, list price €14k–€50k. Applied by the dealer — you never claim it. Source: SEAI.
- 02VRT relief€5,000Tapers by price band and stops entirely above €60,000. Applied at registration. Legislated to expire 31 December 2026. Source: Revenue.
- 03Home charger grant€300Towards installing a charge point at your own home. Separate application, and it pays for the charger rather than the car. Source: SEAI.
Worked example
A new battery-electric car listed at €39,000.
- List price
- €39,000
- Off the car
- −€8,500
- You pay
- €30,500
Plus €300 towards a home charger if you install one — €8,800 of support in total, though the charger grant pays for the charger, not the car.
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What is out there, counted properly
A location is a place you drive to. A charge point is one unit at that place. A connector is the plug on it. They are different numbers and this site keeps them apart.
By charging speed
- Ultra-Rapid16
150–350 kW · 3 locations · from €0.79/kWh
- Rapid18
50–150 kW · 4 locations · from €0.68/kWh
- Fast55
43–50 kW · 24 locations · from €0.65/kWh
- Standard46
7–22 kW · 21 locations · from €0.56/kWh
By network
- ESB119
49 locations in this directory
- Ionity16
3 locations in this directory
Other operators run public chargers in Ireland. These are the networks covered by this directory.
By connector
- CCS89
- Type 246
- CHAdeMO34
Counted per charge point. A unit offering two standards is counted under both, which is why these add up to more than the 135 charge points in the directory.
Method
Built on official data, not hype
Every figure on this site is either published by somebody official or calculated by us from something that is. Here is which is which.
Published by someone else
- SEAI€3,500 purchase · €300 charger
Purchase grant and home charger grant · figures as at 2026-07-16
- RevenueUp to €5,000 relief · €120 motor tax
VRT relief bands and motor tax rates · figures as at 2026-01-01
- CSO€1.68 petrol · €1.62 diesel per litre
Petrol and diesel pump prices · figures as at 2026-01-19
- CRU€0.14 night · €0.28 day per kWh
Domestic electricity rates
- ESB ecars & Ionity€0.42 rapid · €0.69 ultra-rapid per kWh
Public charging rates and network locations
These bodies publish the data. They have not reviewed, approved or endorsed this site, and Charging.ie is not affiliated with any of them. Rates change — check the source before you sign anything.
Calculated by Charging.ie
- Annual running costs, from the rates above and the distance and charging mix you enter.
- Average EV consumption of 16.5 kWh/100km — the average WLTP consumption of the 41 battery-electric cars in our Irish price list.
- Servicing at €300 a year electric against €650 petrol. An estimate, not a published figure.
- Charger counts, speed and connector breakdowns, from the location directory on this site.
We do not sell cars, chargers, insurance or electricity, so nothing on this page is weighted toward a sale. Where the maths favours diesel, the page says diesel.
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Questions
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Answered with the same numbers used everywhere else on this page.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Ireland?
Charging at home on a night rate, about €2.31 per 100 km — 16.5 kWh at €0.14/kWh. The same 100 km costs about €10.92 in a petrol car at €1.68 a litre. On public ultra-rapid chargers at €0.69/kWh it costs about €11.38 per 100 km, which is more than petrol. Where you charge matters more than which car you buy.
How much can I save switching from petrol to an EV in Ireland?
At 15,000 km a year with 80% of charging done at home, running costs work out around €905 a year electric against €2,621 petrol — a difference of about €1,716, or €143 a month. That covers energy, motor tax and servicing. It does not cover the purchase price, depreciation or insurance, and it falls sharply if you charge mostly in public.
What EV grants are available in Ireland in 2026?
An SEAI purchase grant of €3,500 on new battery-electric cars priced between €14,000 and the current cap, VRT relief of up to €5,000 that tapers by price band, and a €300 SEAI grant towards a home charge point. The purchase grant and VRT relief are applied by the dealer — you do not claim them back. Plug-in hybrids lost their purchase grant in 2024.
How many public EV chargers are there in Ireland?
More than this directory holds. Charging.ie lists 52 significant public charging locations across all 26 counties — motorway services, shopping centres and town centres — carrying 135 individual charge points between them, on the ESB and Ionity networks. ESB's full national network is considerably larger, and other operators run chargers we do not list.
Do I need a home charger to own an EV in Ireland?
No, but it changes the economics completely. A home charge point on a night tariff is what produces the large savings; without one you are paying €0.42/kWh or more in public, at which point an EV is roughly level with diesel on energy cost. If you cannot install a charger, run the numbers with the home-charging share set low before you buy.
Is the charger availability on this site live?
No. Charging.ie does not receive real-time plug status, pricing or queue information from any network. The directory lists where chargers are, what speed they run at and which connectors they carry, from published network information. Check your network app before you rely on a specific bay being free.
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