To think it's cheeky to apply for an Irish passport because of brexit?

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Just that really.

@lardymclardy me too, even more gutted I haven't got any Irish in me!

I was going to apply for my Irish citizenship and passport (Irish grandparents) but realised my daughter can't, so I didn't feel right about having an advantage over her :-/ Her and her friends just find the whole thing bizarre and upsetting, especially as she has a few Spanish friends, who's parents are one British-one Spanish. They're living with such uncertainty now :-(

Personally for me, it's a bit of insurance in case it all goes tits up after Brexit. I'm an optimist but like to have a plan B. I also own a property in another European country.

I am speechless. The selfishness!

Let’s see what the majority want and if we don’t like it we will then bully and hound them and ask them again and again and again until we get the answer we want.

The reality is that almost half the country do not agree with the referendum decision.

Your comment is flippant and disregards the position of a huge proportion of the population who disagree with the decision.

@Smithecat

What Teacher said. I don't care for 5 presidents that I didn't vote for. I don't care for the net contribution we make whilst living in austerity measures. I don't care for centralised power, nor uniform one size fits all regulations. I don't care for the fishing policies. I could go on. But what's the point? The vote is done. I don't regret my vote. I don't regret that by birth I have the right to an EU passport. Call me cuntish all you like

Gosh. us Irish really welcome people like you getting a passport. You have a such integrity NOT

I was going to apply for my Irish citizenship and passport (Irish grandparents) but realised my daughter can't, so I didn't feel right about having an advantage over her

My mother qualifies and I don't, but I have told her to do it anyway. She probably won't because she's in her late 70s but I would certainly apply if it were me.

I wish the Irish used a DNA test rather than needing a grandparent born in the island of Ireland, I am sure I would qualify then!

I think it's the height of hypocrisy for Leave voters to apply for an EU passport but I can totally understand why Remain voters who qualify, apply.

I wish the EU would say that anyone born in the UK while the UK has been a member will retain their EU citizenship. It still wouldn't help me as I am just too old, but my son's prospects would suddenly look a lot brighter.

That's impossible beyond everyone is a little Irish

@Rollonweekend why do the reasons I voted Leave lack integrity?

People who voted leave and have the nerve to apply for an Irish passport, are total hypocrites. But then what else would you expect.

Possibly because we don’t vote for our own leader in the UK either, the austerity measures have little to do with our EU membership and far more to do with our own government’s mismanagement of finances, the EU has given us more human rights than we had previously and our farmers receive subsidies. The fact that you vote for something then hedge your bets means you also lack personal integrity

Strongmummy, and where does the EU get the money from to give the UK farmers their subsidies?

shmit and why doesn't the UK subsidise their own farmers then

Polly perhaps we could afford to if we weren't 'contributing' £13bn a year to the EU just so they could give a bit of it back to us

Shmi - the countries that pay into it of course, including the U.K. ........that won’t be providing the same level of subsidies post BREXIT! The government CAN’T promise to keep the same level of subsidy, just as it could never guarantee the money “saved” would go to the NHS. Then again sounds like you were fooled by that bus.

also Schmi, please enlighten us as to how the eu was responsible for austerity measures in this country. Love to hear your thoughts on that. Thanks

strongmummy, UK farmers receive circa £3bn a year in subsidies. So basically, were giving the EU money to give back to us. The bill as to what happens after Brexit will be published next month I believe. There may be changes to the system, but farmers are not going to be cut off in March 2019. It'll be interesting to see how the new subsidies will operate. Unless your crystal ball already knows?

Nowhere did I say that the EU is responsible for austerity measures. My pint was, being net contributers (ie bailing out other countries) to the tune of £8bn whilst having to live with austerity measures in the UK is madness. Maybe if that £8bn was back in the UK coffers, at least the opportunity to start tackling the deficit would be there. Again, if you're in the know, please tell me.