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Sources: the official pages behind the Ireland guides

Short answer: Our Ireland guides rest on pages we opened ourselves: NDLS and RSA pages for fees and process, the Irish Statute Book for law, Garda, CCPC and BPFI pages for reporting, and named press reports for court cases. Fees were checked on 5 October 2026. Anything we could not open is left out or marked.

Last reviewed: · By Mark Dent

Licensing and tests

  • NDLS fees, and the NDLS pages for first permit, first licence, renewal, replacement, exchange, international driver permit, licence periods, driver statement and FAQs, opened 5 October 2026. The recognised-state list was read from a copy archived 6 September 2026.
  • RSA learner driver pages: first permit, driver theory test, driving test (how to apply, waiting times, terms and conditions with fees, FAQs), Essential Driver Training, six-month rule, opened 5 October 2026.
  • theorytest.ie, the official booking site: fees, ID requirements, categories, opened 5 October 2026.

Law

  • Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, sections 6 and 24 to 31, and Road Traffic Act 1961 section 38, on the Irish Statute Book as enacted, opened 5 October 2026.

Reporting and consumer advice

  • An Garda Síochána fraud page, the CCPC guidance on what to do if you have been scammed, and BPFI FraudSMART's 4 September 2026 release.
  • The Passport Service updates page (third-party website and scam call alerts) and Passport Online page.

Other documents

  • SOLAS Safe Pass page and Citizens Information's Safe Pass page.

Court reports and warnings

Each report is listed with its link in the case log.

Keyword data

Search volumes come from DataForSEO's Google Ads data for Ireland, retrieved 5 October 2026.

What is not here

We could not read the Passport Service fee page, so passport fees are not quoted. We found no SOLAS statutory text on forging Safe Pass cards, so we quote Citizens Information only. See how we research.

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About the author
Written by Mark Dent from NDLS and RSA pages, the text of Irish legislation and court reports. We do not sell, issue or arrange any licence or document, and we are not part of the RSA, NDLS or any State body. See our editorial policy or report a mistake.