Notary service

We provide a large variety of Notary Services.

We have two notaries (Finnian Doyle & Caolán Doyle) operating from our two premises: 123 Cabra Road, Dublin 7 and Main Street, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
Our Notary Services include:

1. Attesting Signatures in various documents for Court or commercial use abroad
2. Witness Power of Attorney for sale, purchase, or mortgage of property abroad
3. Certifying copy documents for use abroad
4. Attesting copy foreign documents
5. Arranging for documents to obtain an Apostille from the Department of Justice

What does a Notary do:

A Notary has a variety of different responsibilities, such as:

• A Notary Public is an officer of the Law appointed by the Chief Justice of Ireland who will authorise documents for use outside of the state (Ireland).
• A Notary must open a file, carry out AML checks on your transaction and access you for a politically exposed person.
• The Notary will perform a Notarial Act, which will usually mean one of the following:

i)  Certifying the execution of a Deed, Contract, or other document

ii) Attesting to the copy document that it is an original or genuine copy of the original

• The Notary will be required to keep a record of your transaction to comply with AML, KYC and PEP checks.

What a Notary will not do:

• A Notary will not provide legal, financial or other advice about the document or the underlined transaction.
• Although we share an office with Solicitors, we do not provide solicitors services or legal advice.
• You must be fully aware of the consequences of signing any form or sending notified copies of documents.

- You should obtain legal or financial advice from your advisors about the document..

What do I need when attending a Notary Public:

There are two main things that you need when attending a Notary Public:

1. Identification - in-date passport or driving licence.
2. Proof of address - dated in the last six months.
   -These need to be original documents, and no photocopy will suffice.

What will a Notary cost:

Notary Fees are calculated based on the Notarial Act on the particular document. The Notary will give you an outline of the costs when you attend before him.

Costs of certifying a document:

• AML Checks €20 per person (new clients and every three months returning clients)
• Notarising a copy document €45.00 per page
• Notarising a document under deal €50.00
• Notarial acts on Deed/Headed Paper €120.00
• Foreign Power of Attorney €250.00
• Drafting Affidavits for Notarising Quoted on a per-request basis.
• Adoption Packs €200 to €300
• Apostille €40.00 -where the document needs to be Apostilled (authenticated) by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Please note that the DFA also charges €40.00 per document for an apostille.
Additional fees will apply if I am required to enter into correspondence or consult with any other party involved in the transaction.