Births, deaths and marriages registration

THE Civil Registration Service can still assist in the registration of births, deaths and marriages by email, post or phone.

Members of the public are asked not to attend Wicklow’s Civil Registration Office on Glenside Road in Wicklow town, or any other Civil Registration Office, in person to register a birth, death or marriage during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Instead you can apply to register a birth, death or marriage or purchase a certificate of birth, death or marriage from the safety of your home by e-mail or by post and there is no requirement or facility for you to attend the Civil Registration Service offices in person. Members of staff will be available to assist you by e-mail phone and post during normal office hours, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

To register a birth download the birth registration application form www.civilregistrationservice.ie, complete and sign the application form and e-mail or post it to the registration office along with a copy of your photo identification. If you cannot access this form online please contact your local Civil Registration Service office by phone or e-mail and a form can be sent to you by post.

Death notification forms to register a death will be issued to the next of kin by the GP or Hospital, depending on where your loved one died. Complete and sign part two of the Death Notification form in block capitals. Part two is on the reverse side to where that the Doctor completed the information on the Death Notification form.

Please do not make any changes to the information completed by the Doctor. e-mail or post the completed and signed Death Notification Form along with a copy of your photo identification to the local registration office.

Marriage ceremonies can only take place if they meet the most recent Government measures to stop the spread of COVID 19. Government measures are updated regularly and it is important to keep up to date with this information.

Marriages can be solemnised if the following people are physically present at your ceremony: The registered Solemniser (Church, Civil and Secular); The couple getting married; Your two witnesses, both of whom must be over the age of 18; If necessary interpreters can be present but they can’t be one of the witnesses.

Marriage ceremonies cannot go ahead if Government measures to stop the spread of COVID 19 prohibit them from taking place; if social distancing cannot be guaranteed, depending on the size of your venue; if the venue you were to get married in closes due to COVID 19 or if your solemniser is no longer available to marry you

Check with the marriage registrar and the person that is due to marry you and your venue to make sure that your marriage can go ahead.

Please inform the registrar if you are planning to postpone or cancel your civil marriage ceremony,