Easiest way to get Irish passport

[Grealish]

Living in Ireland for 14 ish years. DH grandparents both Irish, but he was born in England. Looking to get Irish passport for DD19. She’s planning to go travelling next year with friends for a gap year and thinks an Irish passport will make that a lot easier for her. What’s the easiest way to go about it? How much will it cost? Have read the steps online but finding it all a bit confusing!

thank you!

Does your DH have an Irish passport?

His parents or his grandparents? Does he have one?

If one of your grandparents was born in Ireland, you can apply for an Irish passport. In your DD’s case it’s her great grandparents, so doubt if she has much chance.

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/

Oh sorry miss typed! DH parents are Irish, so DDs grandparents. Been a long day sorry 🥱

Are DHs parents born in England?

If so, if DH hasn’t applied for Irish citizenship, it may be too late.

Eg. I’m automatically an Irish citizen as my father was born in the island of Ireland. (It’s changed now, but will have been the case for DH parents)
As far as I’m aware, my children can apply for Irish citizenship through my father. (This is the position of your DH?)
If they apply before having their own children, then their own children can also apply. But if they don’t, and applied after having their own children, then they can no longer pass it on.

This is how I understand it, but this may be wrong/have changed

My children are in the process. 18 months so far.....

Also, DH has Irish passport but only got it in the last few years.

AB sorry, typed that before I read your update.

If it’s your DDs grandparents then yes, she can apply.

And I’m pretty sure if she’s granted citizenship before she has her own children, it can then be passed down to them also.

It takes quite a long time to get an Irish passport though doesn't it?

There's a massive Brexity queue of U.K. passport holders trying to get the rights back that Brexit took from us.

Tory MPs mostly opt for a Cypriot one I'm told. You can basically buy it if you're rich enough.

We're currently in the process of this. You need to register the foreign births first. You do that here: https://www.dfa.ie/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/

You need birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates/current ID for the Irish grandparent, Irish parent and the child. Certificates take about a month to come through after ordering.

It costs around £250 and apparently takes 9 months, but I think it's going to take a lot longer than that. Once you've done that, then you can apply for a passport.

As per my link if you've lived in Ireland for more that 5 years you (and your DD) can apply for naturalised citizenship.