How long do I have to make a claim in Ireland?
General limitation rules in Ireland. Indicative only: exceptions, suspensions and recent reforms are common, so confirm your deadline with a lawyer.
- Contract claims
- 6 years
- Non-contractual damages (tort)
- 6 years
- Personal injury
- 2 years (from knowledge)
- Employment (e.g. dismissal)
- 6 months. Most Workplace Relations Commission complaints: 6 months, extendable to 12 for reasonable cause.
- Fraud (civil claim)
- 6 years (from knowledge)