What to Do When Someone Dies in Ireland

What to Do When Someone Dies in Ireland

A practical guide to the administration, one step at a time.

After a death, ordinary paperwork can feel overwhelming. You may be arranging a funeral, helping a family member or trying to understand what being an executor involves.

This guide separates the immediate tasks from the work that can come later, so you can find the section you need without reading everything at once.

Inside, you’ll find guidance on:

• The first 48 hours, death registration and certificates.
• Funeral costs, immediate finances and securing the home.
• Notifying organisations, checking benefits and dealing with accounts.
• Understanding executors, administrators, probate and estate records.
• Organising tax questions, correspondence and the later stages of administration.

Includes checklists, an estate inventory, adaptable letters, telephone scripts and an executor planning calendar.

For bereaved families, executors and people helping with practical arrangements in the Republic of Ireland.

General administrative information; complex estates, disputes and distributions may require a solicitor’s advice.