The Embassy
- Embassy Team
- Directions
- Opening Hours
- Closure Dates
Embassy Team
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa represents Ireland's interests in South Africa. The Embassy is also accredited to Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Lesotho, Botswana and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).
Ambassador
Austin Gormley
Deputy Head of Mission - First Secretary
Mr Tim Reilly
Deputy Head of Mission (Zimbabwe)
Ms Vicky Dillon
Second Secretary, Trade, Skills and Education:
Mr Paul Deane
Second Secretary, Consular and Culture:
Mr Evan Cunningham
In Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Botswana, we are represented by our network of Honorary Consuls.
Zimbabwe Honorary Consul
The Office of Honorary Consul in Zimbabwe is closed until further notice. Any queries should be sent to the Embassy of Ireland in Pretoria.
Email: Pretoria@dfa.ie
Lesotho Honorary Consul
Ms. Mannete Malethole Ramaili
Honorary Consul of Ireland
Cathedral Area
Main South 1 Road
P.O. Box 7159
Maseru 100
Lesotho
Tel + 266 223 24182
Email: mannete.ramaili@honoraryconsul.ie
Botswana Honorary Consul
Mr. Paul Sullivan
Honorary Consul of Ireland
Plot 50, Section 1,
Gaborone International Commerce Park
P O Box 502555
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel: +267 3905807
Email: paul.sullivan@honoraryconsul.ie
Directions
Directions
Physical Address
Building A, 2nd Floor238 Florence Ribiero AvenueNieuw MuckleneukPretoriaMain Tel: +27 12 452 1000
Contact Us via email
Postal Address
Embassy of Ireland
P.O. Box 4174
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Please note that the Consular Liaison Office in Cape Town is currently closed.
Opening Hours
Opening Hours
The Embassy provides a range of consular and other services, details of which are available in the relevant sections of this website.
The Embassy can accept deliver and collection of documents by courier only between 9.00 and 12.00 from Monday to Thursday only.
If you have been notified that your documents are ready for collection and you are unable to arrange for collection by courier, you can request an appointment to collect your documents in person. At this time, appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays only, between 9.00 and 12.00. From 5th October, appointments will be available on Mondays to Thursdays, between 9.00 and 12.00. You can request an appointment here.
The Embassy phone lines are open between 9.00 and 12.00 from Monday to Thursday only. For a prompt response to your query, you are asked to send your query by email whenever possible. You can reach us by email here.
Please note that the Consular Liaison Office in Cape Town is currently closed.
Closure Dates
The Embassy will be closed on the following dates during 2020:
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, 01 January 2020 |
| Good Friday | Friday, 10 April 2020 |
| Family Day | Monday, 16 April 2020 |
| Freedom Day | Monday, 30 April 2020 |
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Workers Day |
Friday, 01 May 2020 |
| Youth Day | Tuesday, 16 June 2020 |
| Woman's Day | Monday, 10 August 2020 |
| Heritage Day | Thusday, 24 September 2020 |
| Day of Reconciliation | Wednesday, 16 December 2020 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, 25 December 2020 |
| Day of Goodwill (in lieu) | Monday, 29 December 2020 |