I've got a question about Irish passports if anyone can help ....

[BeaStoic]

Before I disappear down a google rabbit hole!

I think I can get one through Irish grandparents. If I lived in Ireland for a period of time, would my DH or DC be able to get one?

Things would have to be pretty dire for me to leave England but I'm thinking DC might want to live abroad when they are older.

From what I understand you can get one and then your DH can through you but your dc can’t unless you had an Irish passport before they were born.

Yes my DH has one through his grandfather but our DC's cant get one through him as they are already born.

First you would have to apply to be on the foreign births register. That then gives you citizenship. (Mine took 11.5mths to get last year).

Then as a separate thing, that entitles you to apply for a passport. Not done mine yet but I gather that is another six months.

Your DH cannot get one unless you live in Ireland together for a few years (I can’t remember the period).

If you are getting one on the basis of having an Irish grandparent (not parent) then your kids are only entitled if you got the citizenship before they were born. So my DC are not eligible as they are teens. If I was to have another child now then it would be entitled.

If one of your actual parents is Irish then your kids could get it through the grandparent route.

It also took him 2 years, due to the volume of applications!

What @20Newnames said. You need to get on the foreign birth register first. You are in the same situation as my dd. Her FBR took 11.5 months too - we applied in October 2018.
She is only 12 and any kids she has in future would need to be registered immediately. Otherwise they can't go on it. I'm afraid your kids can't unless they become residents and would be eligible that way (assuming they meet the residency and any other criteria).

I am automatically a citizen through my Irish born parent, as is dh.

DH's aunt, unlike DH's dad (her brother) was born in the UK. She is automatically a citizen (with Irish born parents) but her kids (DH's cousins) aren't. DH is automatically a citizen because his dad was born in Ireland.

So, in short, establish citizenship first, then apply for a passport. If you can't do the first, you can't do the second.

Thanks for your replies - much appreciated.

While the CTA exists, your dc could go to live in Ireland and acquire an Irish passport if they stay long enough.

However, I suspect that loophole may be closed up fairly quickly. I guess it depends how many British people take advantage of it. Getting an Irish passport so that you can still live and work in the EU is one thing, moving to Ireland is another.