Irish Trans Resources

Parents / Education / Support Groups / Sexual Health / Trans Youth / Employment

Binding / Tucking

Organisations

TENI - Transgender Equality Network Ireland

BelongTo - BelongTo LGBT Youth Services

TENI Support group map - Filter by peer support or family support

Name Change

Citizen’s info deed poll name change

FLAC guide to deed poll - a far easier to understand version of info on name change by deed poll, including info for name change for under 18s

Legal Gender Recognition

Citizen’s info on gender recognition

Welfare.ie’s info on gender recognition

16 + 17 year old’s gender recognition court order forms - Forms are under “Gender Recognition Act 2015” near the bottom of the page

General Medical Transition

TENI healthcare map - Filter by GP, counsellor / therapist, psychiatrist / psychologist, and other (endocrinologist and assorted other services). Note : counsellors + therapists are not qualified to diagnose gender dysphoria, psychiatrist + psychologists are. Gender dysphoria diagnosis is required for referral to endocrinologist.

Hormones

Loughlinstown Endocrinlogy Info - Info about getting hormones through Loughlinstown, also a bit of info on surgery. Note : Loughlinstown now accepts over 18s ONLY. 

St. Columcille’s hospital Loughlinstown - over 18s endocrinology

Galway University Hospital - over 18s endocrinology

Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin - under 18s endocrinology via Tavistock and Portman

(more info on all 3 endo units can be found on the TENI healthcare map!)

Masculinising chest surgery / top surgery

Patricia Eadie - available on the HSE, referred from endocrinologist or psychiatrist