Should people who voted for Brexit be allowed to apply for an Irish Passport?

It is weird how many people claiming to be ardently pro-European are both anti-democratic and incapable of looking past the UK's main character syndrome on the international stage.

You don't punish people for voting the "wrong" way, outside a totalitarian state with sham elections. And the conditions other countries put on their citizenship is not for the UK to decide.

That's far too trivial a reason to deny people citizenship. There are plenty of other solutions to a backlog in paperwork.

Of any nationality? Ridiculous comment. My friend didn't vote, she wasn't allowed despite having lived in the UK for 50 years at that time

So are they going to remove he Belgian passport?

SHe lived in the UK long before Brexit even started . They way some people go on it seems they think there was EU forever. But in reality it was 1990s it happened so hardly long in the scheme of things

It's causing huge backlogs for passport applications , it was an absolute headache for a while and could all kick off again.
Brexit caused millions of extra applications for Irish passports. Do you realise how many people in Britain have Irish ancestry? This was all fine all along but now due to Brexit the Irish passport is extremely attractive. No doubt other EU countries are in a similar situation too.

Shouldn’t be allowed.
but then if you didn’t vote then you shouldn’t be allowed a passport at all.

And why would the IRISH government know or care?

I didn't actually realise I was entitled to an Irish passport until my Dad died and I had to go through probate in Ireland ( Dad was born in the North). As soon as I could, I applied for one. And I do have many links to Ireland and visit at least twice a year. Also applied for my youngest daughters FBR as she had to go to Italy as part of Uni in 2021, and getting all the paperwork to allow her to stay more than 90 days was an absolute nightmare.🙄
And we all voted Remain in our house.

Why should the Irish government tighten its policy rather than the British government?

And why do they need to, anyway? How is it harming Ireland?

No they shouldn't. I think the Irish government needs to tighten their policy. Dual nationality shouldn't be allowed either for those in the North. It should be one or the other.

I know a few who have gone to other countries' passports. It just comes across as if Britain can demand this and the Irish government will do as it's told - though I know that's not what's intended.

Anyway, the British government could ban dual passports, like other states. They'd almost certainly have to make an exception for people born in Northern Ireland, of course.

And I think people just writing about Irish passports as if they should be a reward for good behaviour are failing to understand why the Irish government has a reasonably expensive policy on passports. Apart from the NI situation, it reflects that fact that Ireland has a large diaspora and many people left unwillingly when the state couldn't provide for them. These people and their descendants are Irish. They've a right to Irish passports.

I think a lot of people just know people who applied for an Irish passport since Brexit. It's easier because of the grandparent rule.
I don't know anyone who has applied for another EU passport, everyone I know entitled to one had it already.

Why are we singling out Irish passports here, anyway?

I presume there are many people qualified for Irish passports who voted for Brexit, still believe it was the right choice for Britain, and, being Irish, feel entitled to dual citizenship and the benefits it brings.

There is a lot of black and white thinking on this thread.

Many Leave voters regret Brexit now.

YABVU. If they're entitled to one they should get one. As some posters have said, 'boo hoo, suck it up!' 😝

No, they shouldn’t be allowed to - it’s totally hypocritical.

I would be a lot less critical of those who apply for Irish passports and voted for Brexit, if they acknowledged it was a mistake and none of the things they hoped for have been achieved.

How would you even police it?

I'm not arguing with your right to be annoyed. I'm arguing with the disgusting tone of contempt for people who you think voted the wrong way, which is used to express that annoyance.

I haven't just seen annoyance on this thread. I've seen open, naked hatred. If you think stoking hatred of a significant proportion of the public is likely to lead long term to a really positive outcome, fill your boots. I have my doubts though.

That makes sense.

Twats.

Because they are embarrassed and a reminder of their stupidity makes them uncomfortable.

Mnet posters should and will continue to talk about the disaster that was Brexit and the difficulties it continues to cause.

I don't understand why Brexiteers want us to shut up.

Yes, obviously raise the issue if it still bothers you, but some are absolutely frothing at the mouth still, and I’m pointing out that it’s wasted energy as it’s done. I think we all know the strength of feeling on both sides, but maybe channel that anger into something that you can change.

We get on very well with British blow ins hereabouts. There is one married couple who assured me that Brexit would not be a problem for us because ' Ireland will obviously have to leave the EU as well , now that Britain has gone.'

But they're definitely outliers. It's true as a PP says that Irish pensions are higher. But prices are higher too - although England is catching up fast ?