Registering a Foreign Adoption

For any adoption which took place abroad to have legal effect in Ireland it must first be registered with the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI). In 2010 the law in relation to adoption changed substantially with the Adoption Act 2010. As a result, the AAI will only recognise two types of foreign adoptions which have … Read more

Adoption and Irish Citizenship

There are a number of ways a person can be entitled to Irish citizenship. Aside from applying for citizenship through naturalisation or Foreign Birth Registration, a person who was not born in Ireland will automatically be an Irish citizen if one of their parents was an Irish citizen at the time of their birth and … Read more