After a death in Ireland

Facebook, Instagram and other social accounts after a death

What is needed, who to contact, and what happens next.

How to tell them

Use each platform's online form to memorialise or delete the account.

Deletion needs proof of your authority; memorialising needs proof of death only.

Checked against the official information on 25 September 2026. Processes change, so check with them if anything looks different. LegacySteps is independent and is not connected to any of the organisations listed.