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Article 71 1. (a) - Courts for application for a declaration of enforceability and courts for appeal against decisions on such applications
The Master of the High Court will be competent to deal with applications for a declaration of enforceability, and appeals against decisions on such applications will be taken to the High Court.
Contact details are as follows:
The High Court,
Inns Quay,
Dublin 7
Telephone: 00 353 1 888 6016
HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Master of the High Court,
High Court,
Inns Quay,
Dublin 7
Telephone: 00 353 1 8886000
Article 71 1. (b) - Redress procedure
An appeal on a point of law to the Court of Appeal (it should be noted, however, that in accordance with the provisions of the Irish Constitution, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction from a decision of the High Court if it is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances warranting a direct appeal to it. The Supreme Court shall also have appellate jurisdiction from a decision of the Court of Appeal if it is satisfied that certain conditions laid down in the Constitution are satisfied.).
Article 71 1. (c) - Review procedure
An application for a review under Article 19 shall be made to the court which gave the decision. The procedure will be similar to that which applies in respect of the European Enforcement Order.
Relevant Rules of Court can be found at
Superior Courts Order 13 Rule 11 
(168 Kb) 
, Order 27 Rule 14 (168 Kb)
Circuit Court Order 30 (168 Kb)
District Court Order 45 Rule 3 (168 Kb)
Article 71 1. (d) - Central Authorities
The Minister for Justice is designated as the Central Authority for the State for the purposes of the Council Regulation.
The Central Authority can be contacted at:
Department of Justice
7 Ely Place,
Dublin 2
Phone number +353 (1) 602 8202
email mainrecov@justice.ie
Article 71 1. (f) – Competent authorities for enforcement
The High Court,
Inns Quay,
Dublin 7
Telephone: 00 353 1 8886699
Email: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Article 71 1. (g) - Accepted languages for translations of documents
Irish, English.
Article 71 1. (h) - Languages accepted by Central Authorities for communication with other Central Authorities
Irish, English.
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