@ banana07
Stapm 4 Eufam, no long term residency yet, have not been vetted.
I just trust God and believed from day one that my application would be super fast despite the odds.

Application base - 5 year residency
Application Date: 31 July 2014
1st Acknowledgment Date: 7 Aug 2014
2nd Acknowledgment Date: 5 Sep 2014
Letter of approval Date: 7 Nov 2014
Documents submitted Date: 12 Nov 2014
Invitation letter Date: 17 Nov 2914
Ceremony Date: 24 Nov 2014

Got my approval letter today. Dated 7th of November.
Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!

Even if we get approvals tomorrow, it would be too late to be invited for Nov ceremony. It looks like Nov ceremony is for those who was late for Sep ceremony or got approval mid-October around 14th. The rest of us will have to wait for next ceremony anyway. The best guess would be 2nd half of Jan or...

@Fayzal from experience here it takes about 1 month to get 2ng stage letter.. So if you got confirmation 12th of October, your 2nd stage letter would probably arrive mid-November.
Approval can take anything from 2 months+ after 2nd stage letter..

I applied end of July. Got 2nd stage letter at start of September.

I contacted them today and was advised to contact again in a week or so as there would be more information on new approvals.
I believe there is a pile of approval letters waiting to be signed any day from now...

I got my docs certified by Garda officer for free and my application is now in 2nd stage. Waiting for approval letter..

So do not worry, Garda should be fine. You can double check with solicitor who will sign your application.
I have paid 10 euro for solicitor fee.