www.dfa.ie\/euro2016<\/a>. I would encourage every fan to familiarise themselves with this information before they go and to carry a photocopy of their passport and useful phone numbers.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Department of Foreign Affairs has a Citizen Registration facility which all fans should sign up to, so that the Department can contact you in the unlikely case of an emergency.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you need emergency help while in France the emergency helpline number is 112. For consular assistance from the Irish Embassy in Paris, a dedicated phone line went live on Friday 10 June and it is +33144176780.<\/p>\n
\u201cDepartment officials have also told me that Irish consular officials will be present on the ground in Paris, Bordeaux and Lille around the match dates to provide advice and consular services directly to Irish citizens in any difficulty.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important thing is to be prepared, be safe, enjoy the craic, and remember green definitely is this year\u2019s colour\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
ENDS<\/p>\n
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