The Consulate General of Ireland in New York is a career consular post of Ireland in New York, New York; it serves Irish citizens and travellers in its consular district. Ireland is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of Ireland in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 200 Park Avenue, Floor 17, New York, NY 10166, United States |
| Telephone | +1 212-319-2555 +1 212-319-2556 |
| Website | www.ireland.ie/en/usa/newyork |
| Consular district | Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Visits by appointment only; telephone lines are open Monday to Friday 8:30–16:30 (+1 212-319-2556 for passport queries), with an out-of-hours emergency line.
- The consulate general is in the MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue; photo ID is required to enter the building.
- Location: The consulate general is in the Midtown area of New York, New York, about 5.2 km in a straight line from the centre of New York; the nearest large airport is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 9.3 km away. The nearest subway station is Grand Central–42nd Street (less than 1 km). (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of Ireland in New York
The office’s consular district covers Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. It is one of 8 career consular posts of Ireland in the United States listed by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. In addition, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs lists 11 honorary consulates of Ireland in the United States; they are shown in the list of missions below. In Ireland, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Dublin (ie.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Irish office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia – served by the embassy (visits by appointment only; tel. 202-462-3939) |
| Consulate General, Atlanta | Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee |
| Consulate General, Austin | Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas |
| Consulate General, Boston | Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont |
| Consulate General, Chicago | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California (south of the San Bernardino County line) and Utah |
| Consulate General, Miami | Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Consulate General, New York (this page) | Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Northern California (north of the San Bernardino line), Oregon, Washington and Wyoming |
Source: Ireland.ie (Department of Foreign Affairs) – consulate information page (accessed 22 October 2026).
Note: the source lists California under more than one office; if you live there, check with the offices concerned which one is responsible for your place of residence.
Documents checklist
What Irish citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Irish government information:
Renewing an Irish passport from abroad
- Renew online with Passport Online on ireland.ie – available worldwide; applications must be made in the country where you live
- Possible if your last passport was issued within the last 15 years (otherwise apply as a first-time applicant)
- Your current passport, a digital photo meeting the requirements, an e-mail address and a credit or debit card
- Most adult renewals need no supporting documents – the form tells you if anything else is required
- Fee: €75 for a 10-year adult passport plus €15 postage outside Ireland
- Emergency or temporary passports are not available online – contact the Embassy of Ireland
Sources: Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland – Passport Online, Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland – renew or replace your adult passport (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate general.
Other consulates in New York
85 other countries are represented in New York, among them: Italy (consulate general), Jamaica (consulate general), Japan (consulate general), Kazakhstan (consulate general), Kiribati (embassy), Kosovo (consulate general), Lebanon (consulate general), Luxembourg (consulate general), Malaysia (consulate general), Maldives (embassy), Malta (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general), Montenegro (consulate general), Nauru (embassy), Netherlands (consulate general), New Zealand (consulate general), Nigeria (consulate general), Norway (consulate general), Panama (consulate), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 86 missions is on the overview page for the United States.
Closing days
According to Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, the consulate general is closed on these days in the rest of 2026:
- 26 November 2026 – Thanksgiving Day
- 27 November 2026 – Thanksgiving Friday
- 25 December 2026 – Christmas Day
- 28 December 2026 – St. Stephen’s Day (observed)
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Irish citizens should call the consulate general on +1 212-319-2555. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Ireland can contact the U.S. Embassy in Dublin.
Diplomatic missions of Ireland in the United States
Ireland in the United States
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Ireland in the United States
- Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Austin – Consulate General (Texas)
- Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York – Consulate General (this page)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
- Charleston – Honorary Consulate (South Carolina)
- Denver – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
- Houston – Honorary Consulate (Texas)
- Nashville – Honorary Consulate (Tennessee)
- New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
- Orlando – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
- Pittsburgh – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
- San Diego – Honorary Consulate (California)
- Seattle – Honorary Consulate General (Washington)
- St. Louis – Honorary Consulate (Missouri)
- Wilmington – Honorary Consulate (Delaware)
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Details checked on 23 October 2026. Sources: Ireland.ie (Department of Foreign Affairs) – consulate information page (accessed 22 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help), www.ireland.ie/en/usa/newyork.
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