Services

The Check-in area at Cork Airport is located in the Departures area on Level 1 of the new Terminal building. Hired cars should be returned to the car rental return area prior to checking in. Passengers can then avail of a courtesy coach to transport them to the Terminal building. Airlines require that passengers check in a certain length of time prior to the Flight Departure time. As this time can vary from airline to airline, you should check this in advance with your airline. It is usually printed on your itinerary or flight confirmation email.
 

Tax Refund Facility 

Value-Added Tax (VAT) is a retail sales tax in Ireland and the retail export scheme is a scheme whereby visitors from outside the European Union can purchase goods to take home with them and benefit from tax relief. Relief is not allowed on services (for example, hotel accommodation, meals, car hire etc.).The scheme operates in two principal ways. Either the tourist pays the tax when making purchases and subsequently gets a refund from the relevant retailer or refund agency, or, in certain retail outlets, the goods are sold tax free at the point of sale. In effect this means a reduction of 17.36% on the normal sale price.
 
To see how this scheme operates please visit
http://www.revenue.ie/leaflets/vatexp.htm
 
The Tax Refunds office is located on Level 1 adjacent to the Subway sandwich franchise.
 
Hours of Operation: 09.00 - 20.00 hours Monday - Friday
Tel: +353 21 4329630