Please note that the Embassy does not have a role in issuing copies of birth, marriage or death certificates.  To obtain an Irish birth, marriage or death certificate, please visit the General Register Office website: www.groireland.ie

Please note that French authorities will often ask for you to submit a certificate that was issued within the past six months so you may find need to request replacement certificates - check with the authority requesting the certificate in case of doubt.  For all your dealings with the Embassy, for example for a birth certificate accompanying a passport application, we will accept the certificate regardless of the date of issue.

For births, marriages or deaths in France, the town hall "mairie" of the area where the event occurred will issue the appropriate certificate.  In some cases, you may need to prove that you have a right to obtain the certificate, for example, for a death certificate, you may need to show that you are a relative of the deceased.  The local town hall will advise you of its specific requirements.