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In Cork, a missed lunchtime call is a customer ringing the next place on Pana.

CallMeIE is an AI phone receptionist for Cork businesses, built up the road in Munster. It answers your phone 24/7 in a natural Irish accent, books appointments straight into your diary, and texts back every missed caller within a minute. Tuned for the way Cork callers actually speak.

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§ 01 — Local

A Munster neighbour, tuned for the Cork accent

CallMeIE is built and run from Limerick — the same province, an hour up the road — and the voice system is tuned to understand a strong Cork accent rather than ask callers to repeat themselves.

A customer ringing a Douglas dental practice, a Ballincollig garage, or a city-centre salon off Patrick Street expects the phone to be answered — and when it rings out at lunchtime or after closing, most of them don't leave a voicemail. They ring the next business on the list. CallMeIE covers that line every hour of every day, in a natural Irish accent, and it's tuned to handle a genuine Cork accent without bouncing the caller to a menu. It serves businesses across Cork city, Douglas, Ballincollig, Mahon, Carrigaline and the wider county. Built and operated in-house from Limerick — a Munster neighbour, not an offshore call centre — with caller data never sold on.

§ 02 — Capabilities

What it handles for a Cork business

Six jobs, one system, working the hours a Cork front desk can't. Not a generic chatbot — a receptionist that happens to be software.

I — Answer

Answers every call, 24/7

Lunchtime, after closing, weekends, bank holidays — covered. Callers get a real conversation, not a voicemail beep, so they book instead of ringing a competitor.

II — Book

Books into your diary

Reads your Google Calendar live, quotes a real slot, confirms the appointment — no double-booking, no "we'll call you back".

III — Text back

Missed-call text-back (60s)

Any call that still rings out gets an SMS within a minute offering to book or answer a quick question. No Cork lead goes cold.

IV — Qualify

Takes the details that matter

Name, number, reason, urgency — captured every time and waiting for you, instead of a half-remembered note.

V — Escalate

Forwards the urgent ones

Genuinely urgent calls route straight to your mobile, with an SMS summary at the same time. You set the rules.

VI — Report

Monday morning summary

A plain email each Monday: calls taken, appointments booked, missed-call recoveries, top questions this week. Ninety seconds.

§ 03 — By trade

Set up for your trade in Cork

Same engine, tuned per trade. These are the pre-configured setups — if yours isn't listed, ring the line and we'll scope it in under a week.

§ 04 — Arithmetic

A Cork receptionist versus CallMeIE

Figures use published Irish payroll ranges for a part-time front-desk hire in 2026. A part-time receptionist covers ~25 hours; CallMeIE covers all 168.

Option A

Part-time receptionist

25 hours a week at a typical Cork front-desk rate, plus Employer PRSI, auto-enrolment pension and holiday accrual. Misses nights, weekends, lunch and sick days.

25 hrs × 4.33 wks (€14–€18/hr)€1,516 – €1,950
+ Employer PRSI, pension, holiday€324 – €416
Total monthly€1,840 – €2,366

Covers 25 hours. Lunchtime and after-hours calls still ring out.

Option B

CallMeIE

24/7 cover. No PRSI, no holiday pay, no sick days. Handles a Sunday-night enquiry the same way it handles a Tuesday-morning booking.

From€149 / month
Coverage24 / 7 / 365
Versus a part-time hire~1/10th the cost

Not a replacement for your front-desk human — a complement covering the hours and overflow they can't.

§ 05 — Irish

Built for Ireland, not for "UK & Ireland"

The specifics that come up on a real Cork call. Generic global-AI receptionists fail on every line in this list.

§ 06 — Pricing

From €149/month. One setup fee. No lock-in.

Most Cork businesses start on the entry tier and move up only if call volume needs it. Month-to-month, cancel anytime — €149/mo is the starting price, not a flat rate.

Pricing starts at €149/month plus a one-time setup fee, with higher tiers adding 24/7 after-hours cover, missed-call text-back, SMS confirmation on every booking, and a knowledge base built from your own services. No minimum seat count and no annual contract on the entry tiers — start small, see the missed-call recoveries land, and move up only if the volume justifies it. The fastest way to judge it is to ring the live line on +353 61 788 120 and hear exactly what your own callers would hear.

§ FAQ

Cork questions we actually get

Asked the way Cork owners actually ask them — answered honestly, including where it isn't the right fit.

01 Do you cover Cork city and county?

Yes — Cork city, Co. Cork, Douglas, Ballincollig, Carrigaline and the wider county. The service is software-delivered, so there's no travel; setup is remote and the AI answers your existing line wherever in Cork your business is based.

02 Where are you based?

CallMeIE is Irish-built and operated in-house from Limerick — a Munster neighbour, an hour up the road. We serve Cork businesses remotely, with no offshore call centre and no caller data sold or shared outside running your service.

03 Can it handle a strong Cork accent?

Yes. The voice system is tuned and tested against real Irish caller recordings across Munster, including Cork. Callers with strong regional accents are understood and answered — not bounced to a "press 9 for English" menu.

04 Can I keep my existing 021 number?

Yes. We don't take your number — we sit behind it. You set call forwarding on busy, no-answer and (optionally) after-hours from your existing line to a CallMeIE number, a standard Eir / Vodafone / Three business feature. Your customers keep ringing the number already on your card and Google listing.

05 How much does it cost?

Pricing starts at €149 per month plus a one-time setup fee. Higher tiers add 24/7 after-hours cover, missed-call text-back and a knowledge base built from your own services. The entry tiers are month-to-month with no lock-in — €149 is the starting price, not a flat rate.

06 Is it GDPR compliant?

Yes, when configured properly. Call data is processed within EU infrastructure under a Data Processing Agreement, recordings are deleted on a fixed retention schedule, and you remain the data controller while CallMeIE acts as processor under Article 28 of the GDPR.

The demo answers on a real line

Hear it answer before you spend a euro

Live line · +353 61 788 120

Takes ninety seconds. Ring the live line, describe your Cork business, and hear exactly what your own callers would get — 24/7, in an Irish accent. Try to catch it out.

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