--- title: Eircode Address Validation description: Verify and Capture Addresses in Ireland with Ideal Postcodes Address Validation. image: https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/hubfs/Promo-Twitter-Twitter%20post%20image%20(26)-jpeg.jpeg --- [![logo-white](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-white.png?width=220&height=37&name=logo-white.png "logo-white")](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk) [![Ideal Postcodes Logo](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-inverted.png?width=2154&height=361&name=logo-inverted.png "Ideal Postcodes Logo")](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk) - [Blog](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/) - [Pricing](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/pricing) - Products - [Address Finder](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/address-finder) - [Postcode Lookup](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/postcode-lookup) - [Address Cleansing](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/address-cleanse) - [Address Database](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/address-database) - [Geocoding](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/geocoding) - [UPRN](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/uprn) - [Support](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/support) - [Documentation](https://docs.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/) - [Dashboard](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/account) # Eircode Finder Verify and Capture Addresses in Ireland with our Eircode Update ![hero-jobbies-7](https://f.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/395201/hero-jobbies-7.svg) [Doaa Kurdi](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/author/doaa-kurdi) Aug 1, 2022, 1:52:03 PM > We’re pleased to announce that we have added Eircode data to our address validation solutions. Eircode is Ireland's national address database. ![Eircode](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Promo-Twitter-Twitter%20post%20image%20(26)-jpeg.jpeg?width=556&name=Promo-Twitter-Twitter%20post%20image%20(26)-jpeg.jpeg) We’re pleased to announce that we have added Eircode data to our address validation solutions. Eircode is Ireland's national address database. [Eircode](https://www.eircode.ie/) is Ireland's national postcode system and has been designed to identify every individual property in the country, no matter how small or large, rural or urban. It uniquely identifies any property in Ireland, including houses, apartments and commercial premises. An Eircode is different to the UK postcode, it is a seven character alpha-numeric code and is made up of two parts, a Routing Key, and a Unique Identifier. Read [Eircode’s guide](https://www.eircode.ie/what-is-eircode) about this format. The system was introduced in 2015 to help improve the efficiency of Ireland's postal services, and it has been a key factor in the country's success in transitioning to an all-digital postal service. ## Eircode Address Validation Features Our developers at Ideal Postcodes have ensured our Eircode Address Finder is the best in the market and works seamlessly while capturing every addressable property in Ireland. We provide the features below: ### Language Options Our solution works with either English, Gaelic or both languages. ### Complete Property Data We provide both Eircode Address File (ECAF) and Eircode Address Database (ECAD). ECAF is the basic address file which includes 2.2 million address points. ECAD contains the complete address file along with additional address data such as geocoordinates and the below data points. - Gaeltracht - (Non) Unique Address - Electoral district - Local Authority - Building Type - Address Type - Locality Type ### Alias Data We’ve also incorporated Eircode Alias addresses. Alias addresses are properties which have additional address characteristics, such as an alternative name or a pseudonym. This is a fantastic feature, as [fuzzy address search](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/guides/fuzzy-matching) may not capture a number of unique misspelled building names. Fuzzy address search is a smart search functionality which corrects spelling mistakes in real time. However, a computer cannot understand an address, so we’ve added Alias data to easily find every alternate name for buildings and building groups. ## Interested in Eircode data? Eircode is available with our [Address Finder API](https://docs.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/docs/address-finder) . 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