Taking dad's ashes to Ireland .

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What do I need to know ?
Scattered on his parents grave with no ceremony apart from us and his sister .
Mum is in agreement with this .

Can I split Ashes ?
So confused
Thanks

I'm sure there'll be paperwork. I doubt you can just take she's on a plane.
I suppose you could drive, and stuff them under your luggage in the car. But I don't know what customs checks are in place now that we're not in the EU.

Sorry for your loss.
My aunt brought half my uncle's ashes back to Ireland to be scattered with his parents, the other half remained in Australia with his wife and children. He spent half in life in Australia but his heart never left Ireland. She just carried them in her hand luggage, and scattered them on her own.
Not sure if there is anything legal that you need to do, but she didn't do anything.
Hope you're all doing OK

From https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/death/afteraadeath/bringingaabodytooirelandforrburialorr_cremation.html

If the deceased has been cremated abroad, you may wish to bring the ashes home. The transport of human ashes will normally require a death certificate and a cremation certificate to be presented at the place of departure. There may be additional requirements depending on the country you are departing from.

My condolences, op. I hope you're doing ok.
For bringing your dad back home,
you'll need to get a letter from the undertaker / crematorium stating that it's your dad's ashes that you're carrying, in case of any checks at the airport.
Once here, the rest is up to you and your family. And yes, you can split the ashes.

Just to be aware though, that they are much heavier than you think they are. I had my dads ashes in a rucksack when we were walking to scatter them and I was surprised at how much weight they had.

As a PP said, they are heavy. One side of my family are funeral directors and my cousin said you weigh than same going out as when you came in. So roughly 7lb.

www.citizensinformation.ie/en/death/after_a_death/cremations.html
Be sure that you get the relevant permissions depending on where you want to scatter the ashes.