Electrical Emergency? We're On Our Way.

Emergency electrician pricing in Dublin depends on three things: when you call (daytime vs. evenings/weekends), the nature of the fault, and the work needed to fix it. As a rough guide, a standard emergency call-out during business hours typically starts from around €120 to €180 for the first hour. Out-of-hours, weekend, and bank holiday rates are higher. The important thing is we always give you a clear price before any work begins — no ambiguity, no hidden fees. You can see indicative pricing on portal.ges.ie, or call 01 963 6636 and we'll quote over the phone once we understand the issue.

For high-priority emergencies — complete power loss, burning smell, sparking, exposed live wires, or anything that poses a fire risk — we aim to dispatch an electrician within the hour across Dublin. In most cases, our response time is between 1 and 3 hours depending on your location and current demand. We'll always give you an honest ETA the moment you book, and we'll call if anything changes. Our team is spread across Dublin, so whether you're in Swords, Tallaght, Dún Laoghaire, or the city centre, there's usually someone nearby.

Yes — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Electrical emergencies don't wait for Monday morning, and neither do we. Our emergency line — 01 963 6636 — is always staffed, including Christmas Day, bank holidays, and the middle of the night. You can also book through portal.ges.ie at any time. Weekend and bank holiday call-outs do carry a higher rate than weekday daytime work, but we'll always confirm the price before we start.

First, stay calm. If you can safely reach your consumer unit (fuse board), switch off the circuit that's affected — or flip the main switch if you're unsure which one it is. If there's fire, smoke, or a burning smell, do not touch anything electrical — call 112, get everyone out of the house, and wait outside. Never attempt to fix an electrical fault yourself, especially if there's water involved (flooding near sockets, for example). Keep children and pets well away from the affected area. If the issue is a complete power outage with no obvious cause, it's worth checking with your neighbours — it might be an ESB Networks supply issue rather than a fault in your home.

An electrical emergency is anything that poses an immediate risk to safety or makes your home uninhabitable. The most common ones we attend are: total power outages (where your main switch has tripped and won't reset), burning smells coming from sockets, switches, or the fuse board, sparking or arcing at an outlet, exposed or damaged wiring, a fuse board that's hot to the touch, and water ingress near electrical installations (common after storms or burst pipes). If you're unsure whether your situation is an emergency, call us on 01 963 6636 — we'll help you assess it over the phone and advise whether you need an immediate visit or can wait for a standard call-out.

A fuse board that trips occasionally — for example, when you plug in a faulty appliance — isn't usually an emergency. But if your RCD or MCB trips repeatedly without an obvious cause, won't reset at all, or trips the moment you turn the main switch back on, that typically indicates a fault in the wiring itself (such as a short circuit, earth fault, or damaged cable). In that case, you should call us. Don't keep resetting a breaker that keeps tripping — it's tripping for a reason, and forcing it could create a fire risk. We'll locate the fault, isolate the problem circuit, and carry out the repair safely.

We cover all of Dublin city and county — every suburb and postcode from Dublin 1 to Dublin 24, and all surrounding areas including Lucan, Blanchardstown, Swords, Malahide, Dundrum, Stillorgan, and beyond. We also serve parts of Meath, Wicklow, and Kildare for emergencies. Our electricians are spread across Dublin so we can usually reach most areas within an hour or two. Check your coverage at ges.ie/electricians or call 01 963 6636.

Yes. Every piece of electrical work we carry out — including emergency repairs — is completed to Safe Electric standards and certified accordingly. If the emergency repair involves any notifiable work (such as replacing a circuit, fitting a new consumer unit, or rewiring a section), you'll receive a Safe Electric Completion Certificate. This is critical for your home insurance records and may be requested by your insurer if you ever make a claim related to an electrical fault. We issue the cert on completion, and can email a digital copy as well.

Yes — our online portal at portal.ges.ie lets you book an emergency call-out in just a few minutes, even at 2am. Select "Emergency" as your job type, describe the fault (you can upload photos or a video too), and your request is immediately sent to all available electricians in your area. For the fastest possible response on a serious emergency, we'd still recommend calling 01 963 6636 directly — but the portal works well for urgent-but-not-critical situations where you need someone within a few hours.