Everything you need to know about baby naming ceremonies in Ireland

Naming ceremonies are on the rise, with more and more parents enjoying the opportunity to craft a personal ritual to celebrate their new arrival 

Finn Keenan at home in Naas, Co  Kildare. Picture: Michael Donnelly 

Nobody batted an eyelid when Aoife Keenan and her husband Carl opted for a naming ceremony over a traditional baptism for their 10-month-old baby son in July.

“The only reason we’d have got him christened would be to get him into school, but that’s not a thing anymore. Neither of us is religious. We didn’t marry in a church so people knew our stance on things, “ says Keenan who is based in Co Kildare.