Organisation: General Register Office

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Letters to the Editor: Médecins Sans Frontières says the mass killing of civilians must stop

'Thousands of men, women, and children have been killed in Israel. Thousands of men, women, and children have been killed in Palestine... The indiscriminate bombing must stop'

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No passport backlogs this summer — with 460,000 issued to date

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Government urged to release names of Bessborough children

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Further rights for same-sex parents in pipeline

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Thousands may have been illegally adopted

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Adopted people have to pay for UK search for relatives

New legislation slows down marriages of convenience

A sharp reduction in the number of marriages in Ireland last year between EU citizens from outside Ireland and a non-EU citizen is being attributed to the introduction of legislation designed to crack down on marriages of convenience.

Fri, 21 Jul, 2017

Ireland International O'Kane seeks legal recognition for humanist wedding in Belfast

Ireland International footballer Eunan O'Kane and his fiancee Laura Lacole are seeking legal recognition of their humanist wedding.

Fri, 26 May, 2017

Vulnerable women from EU ‘forced into sham marriages’

Vulnerable young women from the EU are being targeted and coerced into exploitative sham marriages, it has been claimed.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2016

Tom Crean records available online

The entire world can now view the birth, marriage and death certificates of Antarctic explorer Tom Crean as his records along with 12.5m others have been made available online for the first time.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Millions of historic personal records available free from today

Millions of historic personal records will be available online - free of charge - from today.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Figures lead registrar to raise concerns over sham marriages

Concerns have been raised about a rise in sham marriages, with figures showing almost half of couples involving a non-Irish EU citizen and a non-EU citizen who gave notice of their intention to marry last year did not go ahead with their nuptials.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Who do you think you are?

THE SIGN next to the lift in the General Register Office (GRO) in Dublin says it all: “Due to an unprecedented increase in customers accessing the genealogy services it may be necessary to close the office at times.”

Sat, 15 Oct, 2011

Growing number of child benefit residency cases

THE Department of Social Protection is facing a growing number of legal challenges from families denied child benefit because of the habitual residence condition.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2011

Family tree search system is wilting

THERE is currently a boom in genealogy in Ireland and abroad as witnessed by the growing numbers flocking to record offices.

Mon, 04 Oct, 2010

Gardaí prevent 57 bogus marriages

GARDAÍ have stepped in to prevent 57 bogus marriages so far this year, while 16 people have been arrested on various charges linked to fraudulent unions.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2010

Adoption agencies to be struck off for ‘wrongdoing’

ANY adoption agency which engages in illegal practices should be de-registered and if necessary the case referred to An Garda Síochána, the chairman of the Adoption Board has said.

Fri, 21 May, 2010

Embassy weddings 'not legal'

Up to 3,000 foreign couples here are caught up in a diplomatic row after being told their marriages aren't legal.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2010

Guidelines needed for obtaining evidence of divorces abroad, says Ombudsman

THE Ombudsman has called for the introduction of guidelines for people who are required to give evidence of divorces obtained abroad to the General Register Office.

Tue, 09 Oct, 2007

A non-person in my own name

EVEN though I don’t speak Irish, I decided recently to start using the Irish form of my name.

Sat, 03 Feb, 2007

Highlands set for another celebrity wedding

A small Highland town was today preparing to host a second celebrity wedding after racing driver Dario Franchitti and Hollywood actress Ashley Judd formally gave notice of their intention to marry there.

Fri, 07 Dec, 2001