Making phone calls in Ireland

look when u come here dont worry about land line as it is quite frankly overpriced
just stick with mobile network 2g   3g   and now 4g also in some places
when u arive just go to any tesco store and buy  a sim card if your phone is unlocked and a ten euro top up
that should keep u going for a few weeks till u see how other networks work and price range
if u also need phone the just buy dumb phone for ten r 15 euro and a tenner top up
it will keep u going for a while till u see more phone offers in shops
tesco is the cheapest network while settle in for first few weeks

Agree with post above. I still use my Tesco dumb phone, and only top up once every six months with ten euros (with ten euro bonus credit each time). I use a wifi iPod for email, Skype, and most of my other communication. If you need a smartphone and data plan, you can use the throwaway Tesco dumb phone until you have seen the different offerings of the mobile suppliers here. 

Good luck!

I uses a VOIP operator called Vomino ( http://vomino.ie ) where I pays €9.99 per month with unlimited calls to landlines in Ireland, Europe, USA (plus mobile) and Canada (plus mobile). 30 minutes of calls to mobile in Ireland and Europe are also included. You get a new Irish landline number or you can port existing number if you have one. You need existing broadband to use Vomino. You signed up online and the equipment is shipped next day. You can start making and receiving calls once you receive the equipment. There is no contract. They offer also 30 day money back guarantee.

I didn't bother with a land line until I started a business, and to be honest, I don't think I use it even once a month. I pay about €20 every 5-6 weeks to top up my cell phone on Three.

I went with Meteor.ie's Sim only (holding a network independent dual sim phone). The package seems fine - now in rural setting so probably to test the data package I'll have to wait until living more urban in a week or two.