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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.
You order a certificate of birth, death, marriage, adoption and civil partnership from the General Register Office by emailing the completed form to us. When you complete payment, we post it to you.
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.
To marry in Ireland, you must give 3 months’ notice to the civil registration service. This applies to all marriages. To give notice, you book a notification appointment that both of you must attend.
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.
In Ireland you are legally required to register the birth of a child no later than three months after the birth. It may be registered in the office of any Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
All deaths in the State can be registered with any Registrar, and must be registered within 3 months of death. A registered medical practitioner must complete part 1 of the Death Notification Form.
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.
Stillbirths occurring in Ireland since 1 January 1995 may be registered, it is not obligatory. Stillbirths are registered in local civil register offices. You can find addresses for your local office here.
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
Contact your local coroner's office at least 14 days in advance