SWIFT/BIC codes in Ireland: banks starting with F

SWIFT/BIC codes in Ireland

Here you will find codes for 675 institutions in Ireland – 1087 codes altogether. You will need such a code mainly for payments across borders and for payments in a foreign currency.

Select the bank below to see its head office code and its other codes along with tips for payments to and from that bank. Further down we explain how codes from Ireland are built, how to send money there at a fair price and what to check before you pay.

Danske Bank A/S and its SWIFT codes

Danske Bank A/S tops the list for Ireland in SWIFT/BIC codes. Its head office code is DABAIE2DXXX, which is the code to use when no branch is specified.

A large number of codes usually means separate codes for branches, departments or services. Paying someone at Danske Bank A/S? Go with DABAIE2DXXX except when a specific branch code is requested.

Banks in Ireland starting with :letter

Here you see a filtered list: just banks in Ireland with a name starting with :letter. The figures for Ireland mentioned here apply to all 675 banks.

Cannot find the bank? The registered name might start with a different letter – think of the full legal name instead of the brand. The complete list remains available when you cannot find the bank here.

Verifying a SWIFT code from Ireland

Have the recipient copy the account details directly from a recent statement. If the code you have differs from the code listed here, do not guess – contact the recipient or their bank.

We collect bank codes using publicly available data and update them regularly. Banks merge, change names and change codes, and no directory catches every change immediately. Treat this list as a starting point rather than the last word: the bank details from the recipient come first. GoldexPay is a comparison site and not part of any bank listed here.

Fraudsters often send fake invoices with new bank details. A valid BIC tells you nothing about whether a request is genuine – scammers use the codes of real banks.

Ireland and the SEPA area

Ireland is a member of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the zone for uniform euro payments. When you send euros from another SEPA country, the IBAN is usually enough.

You still need the BIC when sending payments in other currencies or money from outside the SEPA area. SEPA transfers usually arrive within one business day or faster with instant payments. As long as the payment stays in euros, a SEPA transfer is usually inexpensive.

What a transfer to Ireland really costs

If you transfer money to Ireland through a regular bank, the fee you see is rarely all of the cost. You pay the transfer fee, possibly charges from intermediary banks and, above all, the exchange rate markup if the money is converted.

That exchange rate margin tends to be the largest cost item because it is hidden in the rate. Check the rate you are offered with the mid-market rate; the gap is what conversion costs you.

For a lot of currency pairs, a transfer service turns out to be cheaper than a bank. On GoldexPay we compare what recipients in Ireland receive across services, which makes the cheapest option easy to spot.

The Euro (EUR) and conversion costs

The currency of Ireland is the Euro (EUR). When you pay another currency, the amount gets converted somewhere along the way.

Who converts the money matters, because each party uses its own rate. Often you pay less if you send EUR straight away through a transfer service with a good rate rather than letting the receiving bank convert. With bigger transfers, even a small difference in the rate can be worth more than the fee.

Incoming international payments in Ireland

If you are waiting for money from abroad in Ireland, send the payer a complete set of details. In practice that means: your full name as your bank knows it, your IBAN or account number, the BIC of your bank and usually your address.

The code of your bank is in our list but always compare it with your own bank details. Certain sending banks also ask for the name and address of your bank; it does no harm to include it.

What lands in your account is often lower than the amount sent. Fees for incoming transfers differ per bank. On invoices, state who bears the costs.

Recognising a SWIFT code from Ireland

SWIFT/BIC codes use one international format: eight characters plus an optional three-character extension. The first four letters identify the bank, characters five and six form the country code and characters seven and eight give the location.

No matter which bank, all Ireland codes have the same fifth and sixth letters, namely the ISO code of Ireland. If the country letters do not match Ireland, you are looking at a bank somewhere else – worth double-checking.

An 11-character code adds three characters for a branch. Choose a branch code just when the recipient’s bank asks for it.

When does money sent to Ireland arrive?

How fast a payment reaches Ireland is determined by several factors: which currency you send, how many intermediary banks are involved, cut-off times and time zones. Transfers sent late in the day or on weekends and holidays usually go out the next business day.

When a payment takes longer than expected, the sender should contact the sending bank for a trace. Keep the payment confirmation until the recipient confirms.