Applications for membership of IAFD are always welcome.
 

• Full membership will be considered from funeral directors operating on the island of Ireland. Applicants should download and complete the Full Membership Application Form below.
• While the IAFD Board will permit membership at its discretion, it will normally expect applicants to be in business for at least 4 years and to have conducted a minimum of fifteen funerals per annum in each of the four years prior to application.
• A representative of IAFD will visit all new Membership Applicants within two months of their application and prior to their application being considered by the Board.
• New Membership Application Forms must be signed by a proposer and seconder, who are full members of the IAFD and shall normally trade within 50 kilometres (31 miles) of the applicant’s premises.
• New member applicants with more than one location must also complete Application Form B – Additional Premises below, so that all premises can be considered and assessed as part of the new membership application.
• Funeral directors operating outside of Ireland, who are members of a recognised National Funeral Directors Trade Association, may apply for Overseas Membership by downloading and completing the Overseas Membership Application Form below.
• Suppliers to the funeral profession may apply for IAFD Associate Membership by downloading and completing the Associate Membership Application Form below.
• Associate Membership Application Forms must be signed by a proposer and seconder, who are full members of the IAFD and shall normally trade within 50 kilometres (31 miles) of the applicant’s premises.
• Existing full members who wish to add an additional location to their IAFD listing should download and complete Application Form B – Additional Premises.
• Membership fees can be paid, using a credit or debit card by clicking on the payment link below. If you experience any difficulty making payment please contact us at enquiries@iafd.ie. Alternatively you may send a cheque, made payable to IAFD along with your application form. Fee information can be found below.  

Downoad Application forms:
 

​ IAFD Full Membership Application Form

IAFD Application Form B - Additional Premises

IAFD Associate Membership Application Form

IAFD Overseas Membership Application Form

Application Forms can also be obtained by contacting either of the following:

Irish Association of Funeral Directors

Mespil House
Mespil Business Centre,
Sussex Road,
Dublin 4
0818 935 000 

Irish Association of Funeral Directors

The Mount Business Centre,
2 Woodstock Link,
Belfast, BT6 8DD
0800 912 1500