Are you changing your name using the deed poll process?

Since being appointed as a Commissioner for Oaths in 2008 we have successfully signed and rubber stamped many deed poll change of name documents. The process has been made more user friendly since late 2024. The Courts service no longer require Cork residents to travel to Dublin, instead an applicant can post their documents, after they have been signed by a Commissioner for Oaths.

We work evenings, and we travel you, in Cork City & suburbs, there’s no need to take time off work. Our service is convenient.

The Courts website has the templates an an explanation of the process https://www.courts.ie/deed-poll

As regards our service:

We can see a person signing the

• Deed poll change of name form

We can then sign and rubber stamp the

• Affidavit of Attesting Witness – which is signed by a 3rd party – known as an “attesting witness”- this would typically be a friend of the person who is changing name. The witness must be independent, which is understood to mean over 18, not related, and living at different address.

We can then:

• Certify that your a copy of your current Passport, Driving Licence, and Birth Certificate are true copies of the originals.

This means we can sign multiple documents for you, and we can save you the hassle and time of having to travel to Dublin in person, which typically would require a person to take an entire day off work (3 hours travel there + 3 hours travel back).

You then have the stamp duty affixed to your deed poll in a Cork Courts stamping office.

You then post your envelope to the Courts Office, Four Courts, Dublin as explained on https://www.courts.ie/deed-poll