Ceremony types
What a solemniser is, and the kinds you can choose
A solemniser is whoever the State says may marry you. Celebrants are the people you can actually choose. Priests are usually assigned by a parish. Civil registrars are assigned by the HSE, and we do not list them here.
A solemniser is the Irish legal word for the person who conducts a valid marriage. They must be on the Register of Solemnisers on the day they marry you.
This site is for finding a celebrant: someone you can reach out to. A religious ceremony will mention God. A non-religious ceremony will not. Religious celebrants are nominated by bodies such as Entheos or OneSpirit. Non-religious celebrants are nominated by humanist and similar bodies. You do not have to join their nominating body.
Organised religion is different. If you want a Catholic priest, a Church of Ireland minister, or a Unitarian Church minister, you usually go through that church. They assign someone. It is not a shopping list.
Civil registrars are assigned through the HSE Civil Registration Service. You do not pick them from a public directory, so we do not publish their contact details here. You still give the HSE three months' notice, even if a celebrant marries you.
You can also ask for celebrants who have been on the register for 5, 10 or 15 years. Ten years means they were nominated in 2016 or earlier, based on the date of this file.