Emergency services brand Eircode ‘worse than useless’

Some emergency services have dismissed the government-approved postcode system Eircode as “worse than useless”.

The €38m system is not being used by An Garda Síochána, the National Ambulance Service, and the country’s fire services. The navigation system for the emergency services does not support Eircode and is not likely to in the near future.

The Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS) which handles emergency calls through the 999/112 numbers also does not support the new postcode system.