Central Bank of Ireland registers
The Central Bank registers are the starting point when a business claims an Irish financial-services authorisation or regulated status. A useful check compares the exact legal name, reference details and any contact information shown by the regulator with the details used by the website or person making the claim.
Appearance in a register should not be stretched into a general endorsement. The question is what the record says the named entity is authorised to do.
Central Bank warning notices
The Central Bank separately publishes warning notices concerning unauthorised firms. This is a different check from searching the authorisation register. The Bank itself warns that scams may exist that have not yet come to its attention, so the absence of a warning should not be treated as a green light.
Warnings can also help identify clone patterns, where the name or details of a genuine entity are imitated.
Companies Registration Office
The CRO provides public company and business-name information for Ireland. It is useful for identifying whether a claimed Irish company name or number corresponds to a record and for distinguishing a legal entity from a marketing brand.
A company record does not replace a sector-specific authorisation check. We treat corporate registration and financial regulation as separate layers of evidence.
CCPC consumer guidance
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission publishes practical material about common scams and consumer decision-making. We use this type of guidance to explain patterns such as urgency, pressure, unrealistic returns and requests for additional payments without turning the guidance into a verdict about a particular name.
An Garda Síochána
Garda guidance is relevant when the issue moves from research into suspected fraud, loss of money or preservation of evidence. It can also help readers understand what information may be useful if they decide to make a report.
Citizens Information
Citizens Information provides accessible public information about scams, fraud and consumer options. It is useful for readers who need a practical overview before deciding which official body is relevant to their situation.
How we treat third-party websites
A company website, social-media page, review page or press article may be useful evidence of what someone said publicly. It is not automatically an independent confirmation of that statement. We label self-published claims as claims and look for a separate source where the point matters.
We also avoid treating search ranking, domain availability, an SSL padlock or a professional-looking interface as proof of ownership or authorisation.
Dates, changes and broken links
Public records change. A warning may be added later, an authorisation may change, a company may update its filing, or an authority may move a webpage. Readers should note the date of access and repeat important checks close to the time of a decision.
If an official link on Cronaca Faro becomes outdated, please send the page URL through the Contact page so it can be reviewed.