Death Certificates for the Dublin Area
No Post-Mortem / Autopsy:
If the death occurs in a hospital/hospice, the medical records department in the hospital/hospice will forward the medical paperwork (medical certificate) to the next-of-kin who must then bring it to the Registrar’s Office which is located at Lucia House, (left-hand side of Joyce House) 8 / 11 Lombard Street East, (off Pearse Street), Dublin 2 (phone 671 1968) to register the death and obtain a death certificate at the same time. It is advisable to get several death certificates.
If a GP is to issue the medical certificate (when the death has occurred in a house or nursing home) then the next-of-kin must obtain it from the GP, and bring it to the Registrar’s Office at Lombard Street East to register the death and obtain death certificates as described above.
Post-Mortem / Autopsy:
If a post-mortem / autopsy has taken place then the coroner will send the medical paperwork to the Registrar’s office. This usually takes 8 – 12 weeks. However, the coroner can issue an interim death certificate if required. Sometimes, an inquest may be ordered to investigate the cause of death, and the death certificate would not be available until after this has taken place. Depending on where the death occurred in Dublin, phone either the Dublin City Coroner at 874 3006, or the Dublin County Coroner at 230 1774, in order to obtain the interim death certificate.