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Hiya, I want to order a death certificate from Dublin. But have two question. 1. Can you phone them up and order by credit card. 2. Is just the date of death enough information. thanks, Siobhan

Hi Siobhan This is from their website. Looks like her name and DOD will be enough but you have to do it in writing or on the fax unless you fancy a quick ferry trip! Obtaining A Certificate Apply in writing, by fax or in person to this office, giving as many details of the event in question as you can, i.e. full name/s, date and location of event, names and occupations of parents and mother’s maiden names. Obviously, the more information you can give us the more chance we have of finding the records you are looking for. Our indexes are date-based and are currently in a manual format so we need accurate dates (correct year at least). These fees are inclusive of search fee and airmail postage to anywhere in the world. The fee is €6.98 for a full (long form) Certificate or €3.80 for a photocopy of the microfilm record (which contains exactly the same information but is only of use for research purposes). Our postal address is General Register Office, Joyce House, 8/11 Lombard Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Fax No. is +353-1-6354527. Search Fees: Particular Search: €1.90 A search (in the public office by the applicant) over a period not exceeding five years for any given entry. General Search: €15.24 Search (in the public office by the applicant) through the indexes to either Births or Deaths during any number of successive hours not exceeding six, or to indexes to Marriages during any number of successive days not exceeding six, without specifying the object of the search. (Fee does not include the cost of certificates or photocopies.) NOTE: These search fees only apply to personal callers to the G.R.O. office in Dublin. 3. Photocopy of entry in the Register: €3.81 When reference information is supplied: €1.90 Reference information consists of Year, Quarter, Volume and Page No. 4. Authentication of an existing Certificate €1.90 5. Payment Methods: We will accept personal cheques/bank drafts, International Money Orders and Irish Postal Orders denominated in € Euro. N.B. Euro denominated personal cheques, bank drafts or International Money Orders must be drawn on a branch of a bank located in the Republic of Ireland Lou x