Plumbers in Clare: Local, RGI-Registered, From Ennis to Scarriff

Browse the directory on this page and narrow it to your own town or area, then contact a local plumber directly by phone or email. There are 28 plumbers listed across Co. Clare, covering Ennis and the surrounding towns. For any gas work, choose an RGI-registered gas installer and confirm the registration number before the job starts.

As a rough 2026 guide, plumbers in Clare charge €60 to €100 per hour for standard call-outs, €80 to €150 for emergencies, €2,200 to €3,200 for a new combi boiler installed, and €4,500 to €9,000 for a full bathroom fit-out. Get written quotes from two or three local plumbers before committing to significant work.

For gas boiler installation and any notifiable gas work in Clare, you are legally required to use an RGI (Registered Gas Installer) contractor. For general plumbing such as burst pipes, leaks, bathroom fitting and central heating, RGI registration is not a legal requirement, but it is a strong indicator of a professional plumber.

Ennis has well-established plumbing contractors covering much of the county. Shannon Town has dedicated local businesses. West Clare and the Burren coast are covered by travelling contractors from Ennis and Ennistymon, with response times reflecting the driving distances involved. For non-emergency planned work, most contractors in Clare book one to two weeks ahead. For genuine emergencies like burst pipes or no heating in winter, same-day response is generally available from the main urban centres in the county.

Co. Clare has a mix of urban gas-heated homes and rural oil-heated properties, and both qualify for SEAI support. Gas-heated homes can access boiler efficiency and controls grants; oil-heated homes qualify for heat pump conversion grants of up to €12,500 through the One Stop Shop scheme. Applications are made through the SEAI website and require a registered contractor to carry out the works.

Clare draws from the River Fergus and Lough Derg as primary sources. West Clare coastal properties can have issues with salt-laden air accelerating corrosion on outdoor pipework and boiler flues. Groundwater in the Burren area is exceptionally hard due to the karst limestone, causing rapid scale build-up in heating systems. West Clare is exposed to Atlantic storms with some of the highest wind speeds in the country. This makes outdoor pipe installations and roof-penetrating flues a priority for proper insulation and fixings. The Shannon Estuary creates mild winter temperatures for Shannon Town and Killaloe. Together these mean the most common call-outs in Clare are burst or frozen pipes in cold weather, boiler scale and efficiency loss, blocked drains, and low water pressure in older homes.

For any job over €500, yes. Two or three quotes in Clare give you a realistic picture of the going rate and help spot outliers, both suspiciously cheap quotes and overpriced ones. For emergency repairs, still ask for the call-out fee and hourly rate before the plumber arrives.

Most plumbers in Clare charge a call-out fee of €80 to €150, which covers travel and the first 30 to 60 minutes of labour, and applies even if the job turns out to be minor. Always ask about the fee before the plumber comes out, and get it in writing if the total is likely to exceed €300.