Where are IELTS dates published in Ireland?
Dates are not on one national calendar. Each provider shows sessions for its own venues.
- IDP. Its Irish test dates page lists one centre in Dublin and sends you to a "View test sessions" link for that centre. The page itself shows no session dates.
- British Council route. The Dame Court (Dublin 2) and Cork venue pages on ielts.org's Ireland finder link to the British Council registration site, where you pick a session. The finder lists other venues too, so open each venue's page to see how it is booked.
- The venue itself. The Dame Court venue in Dublin 2 has its own registration page with an online calendar for choosing a date.
IDP's booking checklist suggests contacting the venue before you book, because it can tell you the next available dates. It also says some venues offer only IELTS on computer. ielts.org announced on 5 March 2026 that IELTS would move fully to computer from mid-2026, with timelines varying by market, so check the format as well as the date.
Where is the exam fee shown?
IDP's test dates page shows no fees. It tells you to visit the test centre pages for updated fees. On the British Council route, each venue page on ielts.org has a fee line for every test it offers, for example the Dame Court listing and the Cork listing. Both carry this sentence: "Prices may vary from time to time and may be subject to country or local tax." The Dame Court page also tells you to check with your local test centre.
| Where you look | What it shows | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| IDP Ireland test dates page | The centre and a link to its sessions | Follow the sessions link; fees are on the test centre pages |
| A venue's page on ielts.org | Tests offered, a fee line per test, a booking link | Follow the booking link for sessions |
| The registration site you are sent to | Its own calendar and booking steps | Read its rules before paying |
Why two people see different fees
A fee belongs to one test at one venue, so compare these before you compare numbers.
- Test type. The Dame Court listing shows General Training, UKVI Academic, UKVI General Training and Life Skills A1 as separate tests, each with its own fee line. Academic and General Training are separate tests too. See IELTS for UKVI and Life Skills in Ireland for what those tests are.
- Venue and provider. ielts.org's finder lists several venues, and IDP's own page lists a centre in Dublin. The fee line is per venue.
- Tax and timing. ielts.org says prices may change and may be subject to local tax, so an old screenshot or forum post is not a safe guide.
- Extras. The ielts.org finder marks some venues as offering a One Skill Retake; our page on it explains how it works. The Dame Court venue's site says a re-mark (an enquiry on results) has its own fee, paid by a payment link and refunded if the score improves.
What to check before you pay
- Choose the test type you need (Academic, General Training, or a UKVI test if an official requirement names it). The Dame Court venue's site notes that General Training is not offered on every test date.
- Open the venue's page and read the fee line for that exact test, and the tax note.
- Check the format. Every in-person venue on ielts.org's Irish finder is listed as computer-delivered.
- Check your ID. The Dame Court venue's site says it accepts only valid passports or EU National Identity Cards, and IDP's checklist asks for an uploaded copy of your ID. Read booking and ID rules in Ireland.
- Read the change and cancel rule before paying, as set out below.
- Keep a margin between the test date and any deadline for your result. Our page on results in Ireland covers timing.
Changing a date can change what you get back
The rules are set by the provider and the venue, and they do not match exactly. IDP's reschedule and cancel page says a transfer 15 or more days before the test is free, an administrative fee applies 5 to 14 days before, and no transfer is allowed within 4 days. It says test fees are non-refundable when you cancel within 14 days. The Dame Court venue's information page says you can transfer up to 15 days before the test date without charge, and that you can only cancel up to two weeks before the date of the written exam. IDP's booking checklist uses different wording again for cancelling, so rely on the page for the provider and venue you booked with, and see change or cancel an IELTS test in Ireland.
The Dame Court venue's site also says an application can take up to two working days to process, so do not book a transfer or a payment at the last minute.
How lessons with Mike can help with this
Band Booster IELTS is a private tutoring service. It is not a test centre or the exam board, it does not register candidates, and it does not set the exam fee. You pay the provider directly.
What Mike can do is help you use the time before your date. He is a Cambridge CELTA-certified teacher based in Hanoi, with 12+ years teaching English and IELTS in Vietnam, Turkey and Iran, and his own IELTS result is 8.5 in Speaking (about Mike). Lessons are one-to-one, live on Google Meet, in English. He marks Writing Task 1 and Task 2 against the public band descriptors and runs Speaking Parts 1 to 3 in the real format, with feedback in the moment. If your date moves, you can reschedule a lesson at no charge up to 12 hours before the slot. No band is promised.
Time zones matter when you book: Ireland uses GMT in winter and IST in summer (UTC+0 and UTC+1), and Hanoi is UTC+7 all year, so Hanoi is 7 hours ahead in winter and 6 hours ahead in summer. The booking page shows each slot in your own time zone, and the exact lesson price before you pay. A paid 30-minute trial can be taken once, on your first booking.
