Yesterday saw the official launch of “Eircode”, the new location code system for Irish addresses by Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte. An Eircode will identify an individual address - rural or urban - and help show exactly where it is located, unlike other countries, where postcodes define clusters or groups of addresses. It is much more than just a postcode. It is a smart location code for all Irish addresses. It will link easily with online maps, satnavs and smartphone maps. When you enter an Eircode for an address into such systems, you will be able to find its location and the route to get there.
Each Eircode has seven-characters that are unique to each mailing address. The seven characters are divided into two parts – a Routing Key and a Unique Identifier. Letters will be sent to 2.2 million households across the country in Spring 2015 with details of their new postcodes.
The Minister also launched the Eircode website www.eircode.ie, where further information on the design of the code is available.
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