Burgh Quay registration office to close on 14 October amid industrial action

Ireland’s Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) has issued an ‘Important Notice’ confirming that its Burgh Quay Registration Office in Dublin will shut to the public on Wednesday 14 October because of planned public-service industrial action. All appointments scheduled for that day have been automatically rescheduled. The Burgh Quay site is the only location in the Republic that can register or renew Irish Residence Permits (IRPs) for non-EEA nationals living in Dublin. A full day’s closure therefore removes at least 700 appointment slots at a time when the IRP backlog already exceeds 17 weeks for some categories. ISD states that applicants with ‘return slips’ may attend on any other working day up to the validity date stamped on their paperwork, but it cautions travellers not to leave Ireland with an expired IRP as re-entry may require a new D-visa. Those with imminent travel plans are advised to carry supporting evidence that their appointment has been rescheduled. Employers coordinating October on-boarding should factor the closure into start-date planning. Mobility teams may wish to move registration appointments forward or to make use of regional Garda stations for staff based outside the capital. ISD’s online renewal portal remains unaffected and can still be used by eligible categories. The one-day shutdown is also a reminder of the fragility of in-person immigration services, coming less than a month after ISD introduced multi-factor authentication on its customer portal. Contingency planning—for example duplicate copies of IRP cards and letters of permission—remains best practice for business travellers.