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tyrsta · 2026-08-30T01:05:50+00:00

How many of you hold one? And have any of you visited Ireland?

Darragon · 30/08/2026 02:57

I am eligible by descent and have lived in the North and the South but still haven’t sorted my paperwork for a passport. DH is the same. My cousin who has never been has sorted hers though.

Gealach · 30/08/2026 02:56

What does “naturally Irish” mean? I was born in NI. I hold both a British and Irish passport now.

Am I “naturally irish” - seeing as I was technically only British at birth.

Millytante · 30/08/2026 02:50

tyrsta · 30/08/2026 02:14

Do You live in ROI? Are you naturally Irish? ☘️

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Sounds as though you object to citizenship acquired through naturalisation. (From far back would you permit citizenship to be acquired via ancestry, since you specify ‘naturally Irish’?)

Goatsarebest · 30/08/2026 02:48

We are a mixed British Irish marriage living in Ireland for 20 years with children born in UK and Ireland and the Irish parent born in UK but Irish citizenship through their parents born in Ireland. We have two children who got their Irish passport through foreign birth registration where their Irish parent was not registered as a foreign birth so had to go through grandparents Irish birth (and prove their mother was legitimate).
So we are pretty familiar with it all, if you have specific questions.

Millytante · 30/08/2026 02:47

HouseMouseSamosa · 30/08/2026 02:26

Yes I’m half Irish and have one. I visit Ireland regularly as I have lots of family there. What’s the AIBU exactly?

Think this might be OP putting a toe in the water first, to see whether she dare actually voice her own opinion.

Millytante · 30/08/2026 02:45

Goatsarebest · 30/08/2026 02:40

Don't unintentionally mislead people, though. If you were born in England to Irish parent you have to be on the register of foreign births to get an Irish passport. It's not automatic.

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It is automatic if your Irish parent was born on the island of Ireland. You’re a citizen from birth, irrespective of where you are born.

Goatsarebest · 30/08/2026 02:40

DramaAlpaca · 30/08/2026 02:18

I'm British but live in Ireland, married to Irish DH. I can get citizenship through marriage but haven't done it yet, despite being here since 1999. I suppose I should just get on with it really, and apply. It's on my 'to do' list, I only have to prove three years residency, but it's expensive. The most important thing to me is that my DC are automatically citizens through their dad, though they were born in England. They have Irish passports.

Don't unintentionally mislead people, though. If you were born in England to Irish parent you have to be on the register of foreign births to get an Irish passport. It's not automatic.

Morepositivemum · 30/08/2026 02:33

Op is this because you want to know how to go about getting one or is it you want to get angry about it? I’m Irish and worked with an English girl who had lived here for twenty years and had an Irish passport as her mum was Irish and the amount of times over brexit she got asked intrusive questions about being here, her mum, her passport was terrible. There’s plenty of Irish people going about their lives around the world and I’m sure they don’t get the shit the Irish give!!

BansheeOfTheSouth · 30/08/2026 02:28

tyrsta · 30/08/2026 02:14

Do You live in ROI? Are you naturally Irish? ☘️

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I was born in ROI. I only have an Irish Passport. I don't live there now though.

HouseMouseSamosa · 30/08/2026 02:26

Yes I’m half Irish and have one. I visit Ireland regularly as I have lots of family there. What’s the AIBU exactly?

Spidey66 · 30/08/2026 02:21

I've got one as well as a UK one.

My dad was born there. My mum was born in London but both her parents were born there.

Yes I've been there lots of times. I went there every year as a child to visit both sides of the family. My parents are long dead now but I still go regularly. The last time was July 26.

Why do you want to know?

DramaAlpaca · 30/08/2026 02:18

I'm British but live in Ireland, married to Irish DH. I can get citizenship through marriage but haven't done it yet, despite being here since 1999. I suppose I should just get on with it really, and apply. It's on my 'to do' list, I only have to prove three years residency, but it's expensive. The most important thing to me is that my DC are automatically citizens through their dad, though they were born in England. They have Irish passports.

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tyrsta · 30/08/2026 02:14

BansheeOfTheSouth · 30/08/2026 02:08

I do. Yes.

Do You live in ROI? Are you naturally Irish? ☘️

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BansheeOfTheSouth · 30/08/2026 02:08

I do. Yes.