German paperwork is thorough, and Irish bodies need all of it in English: the Abiturzeugnis for the CAO, a Handelsregisterauszug for the CRO, an Erbschein for the Probate Office or a Rentenbescheid for SUSI. Our native German translators handle documents from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, keeping umlauts, ß and legal terms precise. Every translation carries a signed Certificate of Accuracy, our stamp and a reference number. €29.95 per page, and most orders arrive within 24 hours.
Census 2022 counted 27,926 people speaking German at home, and more than half of them, 14,961, were born in Ireland. That makes German one of the most rooted foreign languages here, spoken in Irish-German families as much as by recent arrivals. Cork has the largest group, ahead of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal, with strong numbers in Kildare and Galway. Our German work is broad: school results, pensions, inheritances, company filings and references for Irish employers.
German speakers at home, Census 2022
of them born in Ireland
in Cork city and county, the largest group
Geburtsurkunde
German Standesämter issue a Geburtsurkunde or a fuller beglaubigter Registerausdruck showing later amendments. We translate whichever you have, including Austrian and Swiss birth records, which follow their own layouts.
Scheidungsbeschluss
German family courts now decide divorces by Beschluss rather than Urteil. We translate the order, its Rechtskraftvermerk confirming finality and any Versorgungsausgleich (pension-splitting) ruling it contains.
Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife
We translate the Abiturzeugnis with every course, the points out of 15 and the final Durchschnittsnote, or the Austrian Reifeprüfungszeugnis and Swiss Maturitätszeugnis, for the CAO and Irish universities.
Führungszeugnis
Issued by the Bundesamt für Justiz, in a standard or extended (erweitertes) version for work with children. Austrian Strafregisterbescheinigungen and Swiss Strafregisterauszüge are translated with the same care.
Arbeitszeugnis
German references follow a coded style in which small wording differences signal very different grades. We translate the text faithfully, so an Irish employer reads exactly what your former employer wrote.
Erbschein
Issued by the Nachlassgericht to confirm the heirs. When a German estate includes Irish assets, we translate the Erbschein and related will. The Probate Office also asks for a translator’s affidavit, so ask your solicitor how it should be handled.
Handelsregisterauszug
For a German GmbH or AG setting up a branch in Ireland, the CRO asks for a certified translation executed before a notary. We translate the extract and articles; confirm the notarial step with your company secretary.
Rentenbescheid
Statements from the Deutsche Rentenversicherung or an Austrian Pensionsversicherungsanstalt, showing monthly amounts and contribution periods. We translate every figure for SUSI, Revenue queries or a financial adviser.
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Send a photo, scan or PDF of your document through our secure portal. We count the words and show you the exact price in euro straight away.
A professional translator completes your translation, and we attach a signed Certificate of Accuracy with our full contact details, company stamp and reference number.
Your certified translation arrives by email as a PDF, ready to submit. A hard copy by tracked post or an apostille can be added at checkout. 12-hour expedited service on request.
A German or Austrian company opening an Irish branch files its constitution and register extract with the CRO, which asks for a certified translation executed before a notary. Confirm that notarial step with your company secretary before you order.
When someone who lived in Germany leaves money or property in Ireland, a German-language will is admitted in terms of a translation, with an affidavit of translator. We translate the will. Ask your solicitor how the affidavit should be handled.
Students from Germany, Austria or Switzerland apply through the CAO with their school-leaving certificate. The CAO asks for an official translation carried out by a professional translation service provider.
Families in Ireland with a German or Austrian pension or foreign income may need to show it when a student applies for a SUSI grant. We translate the Rentenbescheid and tax statements in full.
Hiring managers in Ireland rarely read German. A certified translation of your Arbeitszeugnis and degree lets them see your record exactly as it was written.
Doctors trained in Germany or Austria send their licence to practise, such as the German Approbationsurkunde, and a good-standing certificate to the Medical Council, which wants translations officially stamped by a translator with name and address.
€29.95 per page for German, the same as every other language. Most certificates fit on a single page (300 source words). Digital delivery is free; a hard copy by tracked post can be added at checkout.
Certified translations for clients all over Ireland, ordered online and delivered by email, with hard copies by tracked post.