Phone Answering Service for Irish Businesses

Tele Call publishes €49 a month for up to 30 calls, then €1.65 a call on a three-month minimum, while The Phone Answering Service quotes by call volume. Jodie's current list prices are a flat €49 a month with unlimited minutes (fair use up to 1,000 calls a month) and no per-call fees, or €99 with transfers and bookings. Prices exclude VAT and were checked in October 2026.

You divert your number to the service for every call, for missed calls only, or after you close. Jodie answers in your business name, finds out what the caller wants and sends the details to your email and the Jodie app. You keep your number and can switch the divert off at any time.

No. Jodie is an AI receptionist: software with a natural voice that holds a conversation rather than reading out a menu. When a caller needs a person she can put them through to you on Professional, and on any plan she takes a full message.

That depends on the greeting you choose. You write Jodie's opening line and can include a notice that the call may be answered by an AI assistant and may be recorded; a sample line may be available in the settings. Some callers, and some Irish and EU rules, expect that notice, so check what applies to your business.

Yes, on Professional at €99 a month and on Premium: Jodie puts the caller straight through to you or a colleague. On Basic she takes a full message for you to return instead.

Yes. You divert your landline or mobile to Jodie with your network's code or your phone's settings, so customers ring the number they know and nothing is ported. Some Irish networks charge for diverting, and our call divert pages set out each network's codes and what it says about charges.

Yes. Divert every call when you close for the evening, the weekend or a bank holiday, or set a no-answer divert so Jodie only takes the calls that ring out, at the same price either way. For landlines, eir publishes only an all-calls divert.

No. Plans run month to month with no setup fee and no minimum term, and you can cancel at any time. Jodie is not taking new Irish businesses yet, so join the waitlist and we will email you when a place opens.

Yes. Tele Call and The Phone Answering Service still answer Irish businesses' calls with people, priced by bundle or package. AI services now do the same job, and Jodie charges one flat monthly fee, so it comes down to your call volume and whether callers need a person.

It is if missed calls cost you work: one extra job a month usually covers €49. If you only get a few calls a week and rarely miss one, voicemail or a small bundle of calls may be all you need.

Start with how many calls you get and when: a bundle with a per-call fee suits a steady trickle in office hours, and a flat fee suits busy months, evenings and bank holidays. Then check the minimum term, what transfers and 24-hour cover cost, and whether the price is published. Ring your own number after hours to hear what callers get today.

Your business is the controller of its call data, and Jodie AI processes it for you under a data processing addendum covering EU GDPR. Recordings and transcripts are processed in Ireland and the United States, with EU safeguards for US transfers, and you choose whether calls are recorded and for how long. Our privacy policy names the Data Protection Commission as the Irish regulator you can complain to.