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Access to Irishgenealogy.ie, which allows users to search a wide range of record sources while looking for their Irish ancestry.
Access all available application forms in relation to adoption.
Facility to apply for a Certificate of Freedom for people who wish to marry abroad.
Access certificates for birth, death, marriage, adoption, civil partnership and stillbirth
Apply to care for a child outside of their own home.
Search facility for Catholic parish registers held in the National Library.
Information on changing your address in Ireland.
Make a complaint about a service provided to a child by a public organisation.
Raise a concern that a child may have been or is at risk of being abused or neglected.
Custody is the right to the physical care and control of a child
The Senior Alerts Scheme provides grants for personal emergency alarms for older people. DRCD in association with Pobal oversee the scheme.
Contact details for Coroners in every district in Ireland
You can order a copy of a birth, adoption, stillbirth, marriage, civil partnership or death certificate online or by post.
The legal requirements and procedures involved in getting married in Ireland
This certificate states that a death has occurred
Information on living in a couple with different nationalities, including same-sex couples
Access to universal services for families in disadvantaged areas.
A birth must be registered no later than three months after the birth
All deaths within the State can be registered with any Registrar, irrespective of where it occurs, and must be registered no later than 3 months from the date of death
Information on how a death is registered with the Registrar of Deaths
Facility to enable people who are born outside of Ireland to an Irish citizen apply for citizenship.
The registration of stillborn children has taken place in Ireland since 1 January 1995, and it is possible to register a stillbirth whether the child was born prior to, or since, that date.
How to report a death to the Coroner
Booking facility provided by the Irish Prison Service to request a family visit to prison.
Proof of residence is proof that you have lived in Ireland for a certain period of time
This information sets out the general process and rules involved in sending a body from Ireland for burial or cremation abroad
The steps you need to take if someone dies away from home
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