Links


On this page you will find links to government departments/offices/organisations and overseas registry offices.

The CRO is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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Prepare for Brexit

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has a Brexit Preparedness Checklist on their site. The Government also has information regarding Brexit available on their website - Getting Ireland Brexit Ready.

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Anti Money Laundering Compliance Unit

The Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Unit is part of the Department of Justice and Law Reform.

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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment​

The CRO comes under the remit of this Department. Its responsibilities include company law matters.

A copy of the Department's Action Plan for Jobs Financial Support can be obtained from the site.

The site also details it's Support for SME's and its Offices and agencies including Enterprise Ireland and Microfinance Ireland as well as Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). The function of the LEOs is to stimulate economic and entrepreneurial activity at city/county level and to develop local indigenous enterprise potential in the micro-business sector.  The Local Enterprise Office website has an online tool regarding supports available for Small Enterprises - please see Supporting SMEs webtool.

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European Business Register

The CRO is a participant in The European Business Register. The register is a network of business registers kept by the registration authorities in most of the European countries.

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Iris Oifigiúil

Iris Oifigiúil is the official means used by the Government for announcing appointments to public offices and publishing proclamations; statutory instruments; appointment of receivers to companies; etc.

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Irish Government

This site provides links to other Government Departments in Ireland.

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Irish Point of Single Contact 

Website with information on starting a business in Ireland as well as doing business in the EU and information on procedures required to provide certain services in the State.

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Irish Statute Book

This site contains a database of Irish legislation including the Companies and Business Names Acts.

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Corporate Enforcement Authority

The purpose of the CEA is to improve the compliance environment for corporate activity in the Irish economy.

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Intellectual Property Office of Ireland

The role of the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland involves the grant of rights in the fields of inventions, trade marks and designs, and the dissemination of relevant knowledge in conjunction with each of these activities.

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Registry of Beneficial Ownership

The RBO is the central repository of statutory information required to be held by relevant entities (i.e. Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies) in respect of the natural persons who are their beneficial owners/controllers, including details of the beneficial interests held by them.

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Revenue Commissioners

The Companies Unit deals with several areas that affect the CRO - applications for voluntary strikeoff, real and continuous link statements and applications for restoration.

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The CRO is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.