Birth certificate
Due to the HSE cyber attack, the HSE civil registration offices cannot process orders for certificates made online or by e-mail. We will restore services as soon as we can. Read information about how you can order a certificate from the General Register Office.
Information you need to provide
To get a birth certificate you need to provide:
- full birth name on the certificate
- date of birth
- place of birth
- gender
- father's full name, if recorded
- mother's full birth name
Fees
A full birth certificate costs €20.
Postage for online and postal orders is €1.50 per order in Ireland and €2 per order outside of Ireland.
Order online
You can only order full standard certificates online.
If we are unable to find the record, we will send you a full refund.
We aim to process online orders within 30 working days.
Order by phone
You can order and pay by phone in all civil registration offices except Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
We aim to process phone orders within 5 working days.
Order by email
You can order by email from all civil registration offices except Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
Include your phone number if ordering by email. We will call you back to take payment over the phone.
We aim to process phone orders within 5 working days.