This range of remit, embracing, among others, central and local government, the churches and the private sector, is unique to Northern Ireland.

[1] The new body opened to the public on Monday 3 March 1924 on the fourth floor of a former linen warehouse in central Belfast (at Murray Street).

Chart (born in Lucknow but educated in his mother's native County Kilkenny), successfully replaced many of these records by approaching solicitors, business people, politicians, churches and the landed aristocracy.

In April 1933, the office moved to a new central Belfast location, the first floor of the new Royal Courts of Justice in Chichester Street.

The £29 million new headquarters includes a larger public search room, a reading room with seats for 78 users (most of which have access to power for laptops), a wifi cafe, microfilm readers, self-service digital cameras for digital copying, electronic information points, public art integrated into the fabric of the building, lecture theatre facilities, and dedicated exhibition space.

The Belfast Rapid Transport Glider Service - G2 also serves Titanic Quarter and operates daily every 10 minutes to and from Wellington Place.

PRONI is in close proximity to the Titanic Quarter railway station (formerly Bridge End) and George Best Belfast City Airport.

PRONI also provides direct access to the most up to date births, marriages and deaths database hosted by General Register Office (Northern Ireland).

These cover a wide range of subjects including amongst others: family and local history, marking centenaries, culture, wars and conflicts, migration and the Plantation of Ulster.