piighost/ie-eircode

Irish Eircode: a three-character routing key, a letter then two digits or the W of Dublin 6W, followed by four characters that identify the individual delivery point. Unlike most postal codes it names one address rather than a street.

Label: IE_EIRCODE

Pattern

(?<!\w)[A-Z]\d[\dW][\s-]?[A-Z0-9]{4}(?!\w)

Must be caught

• The office is at D02 AF30, near the canal. → D02 AF30
• Deliver to A65F4E2 and ring the bell. → A65F4E2

Must be left alone

• The old code was D02
• Unit 1234 5678

Tags: ie, location, contact

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Used by

• piighost/ie — Ireland: phone, Eircode and the PPS number.

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