Dual citizenship - loophole?

[Aanniilleess]

I didn't know whether to post this in cracinet or here. But I'll try here.

So it was like 2am last night and my mind was wondering. I've recently started doing the Ancestry family tree thing, and long story short, I found out that my dads dads dad (great paternal grandfather) was born in Ireland. We have an Irish family name so I always assumed someone not so far up the line was born there.

So then I was reading last night about dual citizenship - Brexit concerns - and was gutted to learn that it has to either be a grandparent or parent born there to apply for citizenship(not great grandparent for me)
But I was thinking.. my dad is very proud of his 'Irish roots' and because he has a grandparent that's Irish, he could apply for the citizenship right? So if he were to get the dual citizenship, does that mean I could? Because my parent has it? A part of me thinks that's a great fantasy and huge loophole if so, but then I can't imagine it's that easy. Thoughts?

My dad also has an Irish grandparent and as I understand it, he could get Irish citizenship, but I couldn't. I'm one generation too far forward. I don't think one's citizenship claim can jump a generation. Unfortunately!

Your father could get Irish citizenship but because he obtained it after your birth and you weren't placed on the Foreign Births Register, you aren't eligible for Irish citizenship.

@DarlingNikita @NotAnotherJaffaCake
Thank you ladies, I assumed it was too good in my brain to be true haha. ☺️.

My dd can get onto the Foreign Births Register courtesy of my Mum or dh's Dad (both Irish born) but any children she has can only "be Irish" if they are born in Ireland or she has a child with someone who has an Irish born parent.

bellini that’s not correct, as jaffacake says, since your DD already has citizenship and is on the FBR, her children will be eligible for citizenship under current rules. Their children will not be.

Thanks @DrDiva - I'll keep an eye on it for her - she's only 11.

Bellinisurge, as I understand it - so long as the claim to Irish citizenship is made before the birth of any children, then the children are entitled also. It's a weird one. You could register her as a foreign birth now, you don't have to apply for a passport or anything, just register.

Already on it @Apileofballyhoo . Passport would be nice so we all get one in our little family (dh has Irish born parent as do I). But priority is getting her on the Register.