Do you need a visa for Ireland with a French passport?
Visa-free
With a French passport you enter Ireland without a visa.
Data last updated on 27/09/2026 Data may be outdated
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), visualpharm (MIT), xpressmike (CC BY-SA 4.0), VisaMundial (CC BY 4.0). Each rule is decided by majority vote across these sources; disagreements are arbitrated against official government sources.
This is for guidance only: entry rules change without notice. Confirm it before you travel with the consulate or embassy of your destination, and with the relevant authorities (your airline, border police).
Climate & seasons
When to go to Ireland?
Monthly averages over the past 5 years (Open-Meteo).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High | 7° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 87 | 101 | 96 | 73 | 85 | 77 | 94 | 80 | 105 | 139 | 94 | 96 |