French documents come to Letterkenny with Irish families returning from France, with French and Belgian professionals, and with people from francophone Africa who have settled in Donegal. We translate actes de naissance, jugements and diplomas into English for clients across the county, each with a signed Certificate of Accuracy and company stamp. You order online and receive the finished translation by email.
Census 2022 recorded 803 people speaking French at home in Co. Donegal, a county total rather than a figure for Letterkenny town.
French at home in Donegal covers a wide mix: bilingual Irish-French households, French speakers working in tourism and hospitality along the Wild Atlantic Way, and Congolese or Cameroonian families living in Letterkenny. Their documents reflect that mix, from a French livret de famille to a Congolese jugement supplétif. Records from France and Belgium are EU documents, while records from African countries sit outside the EU and may need an apostille or legalisation for some Irish processes.
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Parents moving to Letterkenny with French-born children often need the copie intégrale for the Passport Office or a school place. We translate the whole extract, including marginal mentions that record later marriages or recognitions.
Doctors with medical degrees from Belgium, Algeria or West Africa joining Letterkenny University Hospital register with the Medical Council. We translate the diploma and internship record with the stamp, name and address the Council asks for.
Families from DR Congo in Letterkenny applying for naturalisation often hold documents re-issued by court order. We translate the jugement supplétif and the resulting acte, so the application file is complete.
Students applying to ATU Donegal with a French baccalauréat send the diploma and relevé de notes. We translate both, keeping marks out of twenty and every spécialité named as on the certificate.
Diplôme de Master
ATU's Letterkenny campus offers research degrees up to PhD, and applicants from France or Belgium are asked for degree evidence in English. We translate the Master parchment and the supplément au diplôme, so the ECTS total and any mention are clear.
Extrait de casier judiciaire (bulletin n° 3)
New LUH staff complete Garda vetting and may need a record from each country they lived in. The French bulletin n° 3 comes by email as a PDF after an online request, and we translate it with its issue date and reference.
Certificat d’aptitude au professorat (CAPES)
French teachers hoping to teach their language in Donegal secondary schools apply to the Teaching Council with stamped English versions of their records. We translate the CAPES, the degree transcripts and the rectorat's service record, keeping subject titles and teaching hours intact.
A French bulletin n° 3 is free and usually arrives within days, so request it only once your LUH or school start date is confirmed, because many employers in Donegal want a recent one. A PDF translation by email is usually enough for HR, but check whether the Teaching Council or your school wants a posted hard copy before you add one at checkout.
€29.95 per page (300 source words) for certified French 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.
