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title: Ireland: business websites and AI agents, city by city · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/country/ie?format=md
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# Ireland: which businesses can AI agents use?

1,414 business websites scanned in 2 cities of Ireland, across 10 indexes. 60% of the reachable sites take a booking or an order on their own site, 38% turn an AI crawler away at the edge, 32% of scanned sites score A or B. Numbers as of 2026-10-14.

1,414

business websites scanned, of 1,671 with a site of their own

60%

take a booking or an order on their own site

38%

turn an AI crawler away at the edge

32%

score A or B (446 sites)

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A 121 · B 325 · C 343 · D 220 · F 405

Shares are over the 1,201 reachable sites; A or B over all scanned. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/country/ie?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/api/country/ie) · [Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings).

 Cities

## Ireland, city by city

Every index of each city added together; the kinds are listed under the city and each has its own page.

| City | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dublin](https://directindex.org/city/dublin)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/dublin) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/dublin-cafes-bars) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/dublin-tours) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/dublin-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/dublin-clinics) | 1,112 | 61% | 38% | 33% |
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A 103 · B 263 · C 260 · D 170 · F 316

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| [Cork](https://directindex.org/city/cork)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/cork) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/cork-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/cork-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/cork-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/cork-tours) | 302 | 54% | 39% | 26% |
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A 18 · B 62 · C 83 · D 50 · F 89

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Side by side: [Dublin / Cork](https://directindex.org/compare/cork/dublin).

 Kinds

## By kind of business

| Kind | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| restaurants and fast food 2 indexes | 542 | 64% | 39% | 45% |
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A 88 · B 158 · C 82 · D 60 · F 154

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| cafes and bars 2 indexes | 445 | 50% | 38% | 25% |
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A 27 · B 83 · C 120 · D 71 · F 144

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| hairdressers and beauty salons 2 indexes | 147 | 67% | 40% | 25% |
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A 5 · B 32 · C 45 · D 27 · F 38

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| dentists, clinics and vets 2 indexes | 191 | 70% | 33% | 23% |
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A 0 · B 43 · C 68 · D 35 · F 45

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| tours, attractions and museums 2 indexes | 89 | 47% | 40% | 11% |
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A 1 · B 9 · C 28 · D 27 · F 24

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 Vendors

## Booking and ordering vendors common in Ireland

Sites in the country whose booking or ordering runs through each vendor, on the business's own domain or on a marketplace, from the daily vendor pass. Each vendor's page says how its sites score.

| Vendor | Sites |
| --- | --- |
| [OpenTable](https://directindex.org/vendors/opentable) | 48 |
| [Phorest](https://directindex.org/vendors/phorest) | 30 |
| [Deliveroo](https://directindex.org/vendors/deliveroo) | 15 |
| [Square](https://directindex.org/vendors/square) | 14 |
| [ResDiary](https://directindex.org/vendors/resdiary) | 10 |
| [Flipdish](https://directindex.org/vendors/flipdish) | 9 |
| [Toast](https://directindex.org/vendors/toast) | 6 |
| [Just Eat](https://directindex.org/vendors/justeat) | 5 |
| [Treatwell](https://directindex.org/vendors/treatwell) | 5 |
| [StoreKit](https://directindex.org/vendors/storekit) | 4 |
| [Cliniko](https://directindex.org/vendors/cliniko) | 4 |
| [Dentalhub](https://directindex.org/vendors/dentalhub) | 4 |

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