Steps to Transfer Eircom Email to Gmail Easily

Eircom subscribers in Ireland have been looking for alternatives to their email service for some time. This is largely because of the continuous price increments. For many, the most favorite alternative is Gmail. So if you are also someone who wants to transfer Eircom email to Gmail and wants to do it fast, follow this guide.
Email communication is still one of the primary ways people exchange information online. So, it’s just not possible to give up on the service altogether. And why do so when there are ways to move all of your emails to a free service like Gmail?

Here, I will teach you every possible way to carry out the migration, and also highlight all the best practices for an error-free switch. Let’s start off by counting the numerous advantages you get by adopting a @gmail.com ID over the @eircom.net or @eir.ie address.

Why People Want to Transfer Eircom Email to Gmail?

Pricing is the main differentiator. Ever since 2020, when Eircom officially shut off its free mail tier permanently, there has been a constant stream of users who switched over to free emails.

Moreover, just last year, Eircom raised the price of its plans. The increase was not standard, but changes were felt across the board, with some users seeing a €8 monthly increase.

On the other hand, Gmail continues to offer a solid entry-level plan for free.

Even if we ignore the ridiculous pricing structure that Eircom forces on its users, there are still plenty of reasons to ditch the service.

Regular email outages. In just last year alone, Eircom subscribers had to deal with downtime multiple times. Some of which took out nearly every service that Eircom provides, from mobile broadband, landline, and mobile to even customer support portal access.

It was not just the frequency of the downtime, but the duration too added to the woes. Like, for instance “My Account” portal downtime in August and September 2025, which reportedly lasted for seven days.

Gmail has had its fair share of outages, but the majority of them were fixed within hours, and rarely does any incident stretch out for more than a day.

Considering Eircom only serves a tiny geographical area, while Gmail has a global presence, this is quite a stark difference in terms of the quality of both service providers.

Lack of features. While Gmail is racing ahead in implementing the latest AI features, providing a vast majority of those for free, Eircom has no such plans. Even if we look at traditional email facilities like email storage, the tiers Eircom offers cannot compete with Gmail.

So now that we know enough reasons to switch, let’s see how to actually do it.

Forward Eircom Mails to Transfer Data into Gmail Account

To do this, you must already have a Gmail account. If you don’t learn to create a new one.
The steps are fairly simple:

• Step 1. Log in to your Eircom mail account.
  
• Step 2. Locate Settings option > choose Forwarding.
  
• Step 3. Type your entire Gmail address (check the box if you want to keep a copy on Eircom).
  
• Step 4. Verify the forwarding via the link sent to your Eir inbox.
  
• Step 5. Save changes and dont forget to test it.

This will only apply to emails that you are going to receive in your Eircom account from now till you close it. This rule won’t automatically move all messages that are already in your account.

For that, you will have to manually forward every message one by one. If there are too many messages, this process will take a lot of time. So try out a different method. Gmail has a built-in feature to pull emails from different accounts. Let’s learn to use it.

Pull Emails from Eircom to Gmail Directly

Gmail can fetch email data from different providers directly into your email account. All you have to do is follow these steps.

• Step 1. Log in to Gmail from any browser.
• Step 2. Click on the settings cog (top right) and click See all settings.
• Step 3. Switch to the Accounts and Imports tab.
• Step 4. Click on the Import mail and contacts link.
• Step 5. A small window will appear at the top left-hand side. Expand it and follow the on-screen instructions.

If done successfully, all the emails from your Eircom will start to appear in Gmail.

Use Email Client and Transfer Eircom Email to Gmail

Here, we plan to use any of the free Email clients and use it to do an inter-account data transfer.

Your job is to set up both Gmail and Eircom ID in the same email client. It can be Thunderbird, Outlook, or any other.

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After that is done, open two instances of the same client in split view. On one side, keep the source Eircom account, and on the other side, keep your Gmail account.

Then select a bunch of messages from the Eircom account, drag and drop them into the Gmail account. Repeat till you have transferred all the mail.

This method might not work. And even if it does, there are chances to miss out on emails or create duplicates. So instead, go for a tried and tested formula.

Migrate Eircom.net to Gmail.com Professionally

The SysTools IMAP to IMAP Migration Tool is the best software for such scenarios. You can set up date filters, move data between multiple users simultaneously, get real-time insights, and post-migration reporting as well.

Moreover, if anything goes wrong during the first run, you have the retry failed and re-run full option to help you out. On top of that, the Delta migration feature can smartly detect which was the last email that was moved and perform a second run to bring all the leftover emails as well.

Download a copy today and try out a demo, which allows you to move up to 100 emails for free.

Here are the simple steps you need to complete to transfer Eircom Email to Gmail with this tool.

Step 1. Install the software on your Windows or Mac. The IMAP endpoints and Email workload are set; just apply the date filter and press Next.
Step 2. In the source screen, use the dropdown selector to pick the Other option. In the server name field, type “imap.mail.eircom.net” and in the port number type 993. Validate and Next.
Step 3. In the destination column, choose Gmail (it will be the first option). The tool adds the IMAP server name and port number automatically (both are immutable). Validate and Next.
Step 4. Download the Template, in the source column, add your Eircom ID followed by the password. For the Gmail account, generate an app password and use it.
Step 5. Finally, view the email list, mark the boxes next to the accounts you want to migrate, and from your selection, add a priority star mark to the most critical accounts. Validate and Start.

Best Practices to Transfer Eircom Email to Gmail Without Issues

Check the available total storage in your Gmail account. It should be enough to accommodate all the Eircom data and still have some residual space left so you can carry out the regular emailing activity. Upgrade your Google One plan if you feel a shortage of space.

Clean up your Eircom account before a transfer. Do this to avoid wasting precious resources on just moving junk data.

Use an IMAP backup software to safeguard your emails against any unexpected events.

Add all Eirmail contacts to your Gmail safe sender list. This is to prevent Gmail from wrongfully pushing a genuine message into the spam folder.

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Inform all contacts and update the official communication channels to send all new information to your Gmail account. You can set an auto reply or perform a bulk update email

Conclusion

Here in this post, we saw how easy it is to transfer Eircom Email to Gmail if you know the right steps. That’s why we covered not one, not two, not three, but four different methods of email migration. Among the four methods, the tool is the most obvious choice. Simply due to the sheer amount of features you get, which no other method can match. So choose it whenever you wish to conduct a transfer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can I use the Gmail mobile app to pull Eircom mail data?

No, the Gmail mobile app is a toned-down version of the web app. So it lacks some of the features, which include account fetching. However, you can still set up your Eirmail account in the Gmail mobile app and use it there, but keep in mind this is not a true transfer and you will still be charged by Eir for using the email facility.

Q. How much does Eircom mail cost in 2025?

The plan has now been pumped up to €12.99/month (although it also includes the internet access fee). The last price update happened in 2024.