Registering a birth in Ireland

To register a birth in Ireland, you must have a PPS number. 

If you are married one or both parents can register the birth.  You will need your PPS number, in-date photographic proof of identification such as a passport, driving licence, public service card or age card.
You will need your original marriage certificate.  If you were married outside of Ireland and the certificate is not in English, you will need the marriage certificate translated by a recognised translation company.

Married couples cannot register a birth if they were married outside of Ireland and do not have the original certificate and translation.

If you are single, you need a PPS number and in-date photographic proof of identification.  If the father wants to be named on the birth certificate both parents must attend to register together.  A single mother can register on her own, a single father cannot.

For foreign nationals, all the above is needed as well.  If a visa is required for being here in Ireland the original documentation needs to be produced.

A mosque marriage is not recognised as a civil marriage.  A Catholic marriage which has not been registered with a civil registration office is not recognised until registered.

If you are not married you are single.  Partners and cohabiting couples are single.

You  can register a birth at any civil registration office in the country.  It doesn't have to be in the county where the child was born or even where you are living.

To register a birth is free.  To get a birth certificate is €20.

If the registration is done before the child is three months old, the  PPS number for the child and the children's allowance details will automatically be sent to your address.  If the birth is a late registration, i.e. more than three months, the parent/s have to register for the PPSN and the children's allowance themselves.