*** A widow / er or surviving civil partner with dependent children may qualify for One Parent Family Payment, subject to meeting the conditions for this means - tested scheme. (welfare.ie)
The application process is the same as for foreign nationals who are not the spouses or civil partners of Irish citizens but there are more favourable residence requirements. (citizensinformation.ie)
What is the situation concerning civil partners who entered a registered partnership abroad (i.e. a relationship prescribed under a section 5 order as equivalent to civil partnership)? (justice.ie)