Northern Ireland

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How many NI'ers will now apply for a Irish passport given the result today?

There's an old adage, "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity". Post Brexit, we're now the only English-speaking country in the EU and Dublin is now the English-language capital of the EU. If the Irish government have any competence at all (which is extremely doubtful but however.....) we should now try take advantage of that fact.

Yes, DH already has one and my UK one is up for renewal soon. Not sure I'll actually bother with a a UK passport for DS now.

(I assume dh is out in the cold, marrying someone born in Ireland doesn't count does it?)

Already have them.

I think there will be a lot of formerly staunch Ulster unionists who will suddenly be finding their long-lost Irish identity. British and Irish passports, EU and non-EU citizenship, best of both worlds.

Ireland should be absolutely ruthless now. We're the only English-speaking country in the EU, we should be targeting every American and Asian company who want to base themselves in an EU English speaking country, including targeting those companies already based in the UK who will now be getting itchy feet. We should do it now before the Scots get their arse in gear and get their independence and join the EU.

The Irish passport office is already inundated with new claims from NI citizens.

Everyone I know who doesn't have an Irish passport and can get one is planning to.

thisold - yes, marryimg an Irish citizen will give him rights to naturalise as Irish if he wants. The details will he available online. There will be time and residency requirements to fulfil. Not sure what they are.

Seemingly, the Irish bar is inundated too. No not that one. Barristers bar. Ireland and the Uk have some sort to dual recognition. So, if they get registered in Ireland, they can still practice in the EU.

If Scotland goes, NI is doomed. The only sensible solution I can see is a United Ireland, but I can't see the Unionists ever going for that.

You can naturalise by marriage - must have resided for past year before application and for four years prior to that (or at least 3 from the last 5) . Must also show plans to stay living in Ireland. They changed the 'easy' route about ten years ago.

Yep , wonder how many loyalists get their first Irish passport .

It's like the mad cow disease panic all those years ago when British beef was being banned. Ulster unionists, who'd take great offence at being called "Irish" themselves, were now desperately trying to ensure that Ulster beef was labelled Irish!