The Certificate of Irish Heritage is now available in the United States and around the world.

The certificate honors those ancestors who sacrificed so much by leaving Ireland and who created opportunities for later generations.

Up to 40 million Americans, 35 million with Irish ancestry and five million with Northern Irish roots are eligible to apply.

Irish Americans can also now honor and celebrate their ancestors with their own Certificate of Irish Heritage.



The Certificate is a Government of Ireland programme providing official recognition to people of Irish ancestry across the world.



In September, the Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore T.D, presented the first Certificate of Irish Heritage to the family of Joe Hunter, a New York fireman, who lost his life in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre.

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