German speakers in Dublin include Irish-German families, researchers, engineers at Docklands firms and German-owned companies setting up Irish subsidiaries. We translate Geburtsurkunden, Abiturzeugnisse, Arbeitszeugnisse, Erbscheine and Handelsregisterauszüge into certified English at €29.95 per page. Most one- to three-page orders arrive by email within 24 hours, with Austrian and Swiss documents handled the same way.
In the four Dublin council areas, 8,279 people speak German at home (Census 2022).
German stands out among Dublin's languages because, nationally, more than half of its speakers were born in Ireland, often children of Irish-German marriages. Newer arrivals work in tech, finance, pharma and the universities. Dublin needs are therefore practical rather than immigration-led: CRO filings, Probate Office cases with an Erbschein, CAO applications with an Abitur, and employer checks on an Arbeitszeugnis.
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A GmbH or AG registering an Irish branch files its Handelsregisterauszug and Gesellschaftsvertrag with the CRO in Dublin, which asks for a translation certified before a notary. We translate both in full; confirm the notarial step with your company secretary before the CRO filing.
Where a German estate includes an Irish bank account or property, the Principal Probate Registry in Dublin needs the Erbschein and any will in English. We translate the Erbschein and German will in full. Your solicitor can confirm how the affidavit of translator should be sworn for the Principal Probate Registry.
Dublin recruiters can miss the coded grading in a German Arbeitszeugnis, where ‘stets zu unserer vollsten Zufriedenheit’ signals top marks. We translate faithfully and can add a translator's note explaining the convention.
Students applying through the CAO with a German Abitur have their points out of 15 and Durchschnittsnote assessed by Dublin universities. We translate every course and score, never converting them to Leaving Cert points.
Rentenbescheid
Germans retiring in Dublin on a Deutsche Rentenversicherung pension can be asked to show Revenue or the Department of Social Protection what they receive. We translate the Rentenbescheid, including the monthly gross pension, the deductions and the start date.
Erweitertes Führungszeugnis
Teachers, coaches and childcare staff arriving from Germany may be asked for the extended certificate of conduct as well as Garda vetting. The Bundesamt für Justiz issues it, and we translate each entry, or the wording that confirms there are none.
Scheidungsbeschluss
Divorced Germans giving marriage notification at Joyce House need proof the earlier marriage ended. We translate the family court Beschluss together with the stamp confirming it became final, since a decision without that Rechtskraftvermerk may not satisfy the registrar.
German Standesämter can issue many certificates with an EU multilingual standard form (mehrsprachiges Formular), which Joyce House may take without a translation. Solicitors, banks and the Probate Office usually want certified English, though, so ask each Dublin body separately. Austrian and Swiss papers look different, so tell us which country issued yours.
€29.95 per page (300 source words) for certified German translation, with free delivery by email. Add a hard copy by tracked post (€14.95) or an apostille for use abroad (from €149.95) at checkout. See all services.
