Record number of Britons seeking Irish passports ahead of Brexit

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22% in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Almost 100,000 eligible Britons sought to hang onto their EU citizenship via a passport from their nearest neighbour this year, up from 81,000 last year and 46,000 in 2015, the year before the Brexit vote led to a sharp rise in applications.

Anybody born in the Irish Republic or Northern Ireland, or with an Irish parent or grandparent, is entitled to an Irish passport – a total of about 6 million British citizens. They are able to hold dual citizenship.

Registrations for Irish passports in Northern Ireland, whose citizens can hold both an Irish and British passport as the province is part of the United Kingdom, rose by 2% in the year to the end of December.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/31/record-number-of-britons-seeking-irish-passports-ahead-of-brexit

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Well, yes.

Link to tweet

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[GoneOffShore]

2. I know of one English woman here in Aix applying for her Irish passport

Her husband has applied for French citizenship.

Lots of Brits here in the south are applying to become French.

[Myrddin]

3. Bloody Brexiters are doing that too!

I know of several 'foaming at the mouth' Brexiters who have applied for Irish Passports.
Use their vote to fuck the country, then play their Irish 'Get out of jail free' card.
Fucking Arseholes!!
Ireland ought to check their social media activity for Brextremist content. Then (not so) politely, tell them to Feck Off!

[Sherman A1]

4. I would as well however,

I believe that I am off by a generation to qualify for one.

[Myrddin]

5. Same here...

...one generation off, but with a name from deepest Kerry.

I'd prefer we just stayed in the EU however.