Ireland MCP
Read-only Irish public data for AI assistants: stats, weather, transport, law, property and maps.
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- LOWTool 'ireland_describe' description lacks action verbin ireland_describe
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ireland-mcp": {
"url": "https://func-ireland-mcp-aofsjpwgy4hva.azurewebsites.net/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://func-ireland-mcp-aofsjpwgy4hva.azurewebsites.net/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (7)
🟢ireland_catalogue(domain)
List sources and their operations, grouped by domain: stats, transport, environment, energy, economy, law/politics, places/property. Start here.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"domain": {
"description": "Only this domain.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"stats",
"transport",
"environment",
"energy",
"economy",
"law/politics",
"places/property"
]
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}🟢ireland_describe(source, operation)
Argument JSON schema, description and an example for one source operation.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source id, e.g. 'cso'."
},
"operation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Operation, e.g. 'cso_get_data'."
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"operation"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}🟢ireland_call(source, operation, args, arguments, max_tokens)
Run a source operation with args. Bad args return the expected schema and an example. Operations by source: cso: cso_search_tables, cso_get_table_metadata, cso_get_data, cso_area_profile; ncse: ncse_search_datasets, ncse_get_dataset, ncse_query_datastore; world-bank: worldbank_get_indicator, worldbank_ireland_profile; eurostat: eurostat_search_datasets, eurostat_get_data, eurostat_compare_ie_eu; ecb: ecb_get_series, ecb_interest_rates, ecb_exchange_rate; pobal: pobal_deprivation_search; oireachtas: oireachtas_search_members, oireachtas_search_bills, oireachtas_get_debates, oireachtas_search_questions, oireachtas_get_votes; geohive: geohive_boundaries_at_point, geohive_locate, geohive_list_layers, geohive_query_layer; wikidata: wikidata_place, wikidata_entity; data-gov-ie: datagov_search_datasets, datagov_get_dataset, datagov_query_datastore; cro: cro_search_datasets, cro_get_dataset, cro_query_datastore; kohesio: kohesio_search_projects, kohesio_get_project; smart-dublin: smartdublin_search_datasets, smartdublin_get_dataset, smartdublin_query_datastore; met-eireann: met_get_forecast, met_get_observations, met_get_warnings; nta: nta_get_realtime_summary, nta_get_trip_updates; legislation: legislation_list_acts, legislation_get_act, legislation_get_section; ppr: ppr_search_sales, ppr_price_stats; irish-rail: rail_find_station, rail_get_departures; luas: luas_get_forecast, luas_list_stops; eirgrid: grid_get_status; marine: marine_get_buoys; opw-water: water_find_stations, water_get_level; planning: planning_search, planning_get; census-areas: census_small_area_at; epa: epa_wfd_search, epa_wfd_waterbody, epa_bathing_locations, epa_bathing_alerts, epa_bathing_measurements; heritage: heritage_monuments_near; environment-sites: protected_sites_at, protected_sites_near; ted: ted_search_tenders, ted_get_notice; bikes: bikes_networks, bikes_stations_near; cross: list_sources, ireland_snapshot, nearby.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source id."
},
"operation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Operation name."
},
"args": {
"description": "Operation arguments.",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"arguments": {
"description": "Alias of args.",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": true
},
"max_tokens": {
"description": "Result budget in tokens (default 2000).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 8000
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"operation"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}🟢ireland_about
Licence, attribution, status URL and how to enable typed toolsets.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}🟢search(query, max_tokens)
Search across Central Statistics Office (CSO) PxStat, National Council for Special Education open data, World Bank Indicators for Ireland, Eurostat Statistics API, Pobal HP Deprivation Index, Houses of the Oireachtas Open Data API, Wikidata Query Service, data.gov.ie (Ireland's open data portal), Companies Registration Office open data, Kohesio EU-funded projects, Smart Dublin open data (Dublin local authorities), Irish Statute Book (eISB) via ELI, EPA Ireland open data, EU Tenders Electronic Daily (TED). Returns ids like 'cso:F1001' to pass to fetch.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "What to look for, e.g. 'population by county' or 'housing bill 2024'."
},
"max_tokens": {
"description": "Result budget in tokens (default 2000).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 8000
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}🟢fetch(id, max_tokens)
Fetch the full text of a search result by its id, e.g. 'cso:F1001', 'oireachtas:bill/2024/12', 'legislation:2018/7/s2' or 'data-gov-ie:moby-bikes'.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 3,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Id from search, '<source>:<key>'."
},
"max_tokens": {
"description": "Result budget in tokens (default 2000).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 8000
}
},
"required": [
"id"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}🟢nearby(lat, lon, hours, max_tokens)
For a WGS84 point in Ireland: county, local authority, constituency, electoral division, small area and settlement (GeoHive), the nearest Met Éireann station and forecast, recorded monuments within 500 m (SMR) and NPWS protected sites at the point. Not live observations, river levels, buoys, bikes or populations: use ireland_call for those.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"lat": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90,
"description": "Latitude, e.g. 53.3498."
},
"lon": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180,
"description": "Longitude, e.g. -6.2603."
},
"hours": {
"default": 6,
"description": "Forecast hours to include.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 48
},
"max_tokens": {
"description": "Result budget in tokens (default 2000).",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"maximum": 8000
}
},
"required": [
"lat",
"lon"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"additionalProperties": true
}Community
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