Brexit /EU Irish or British (Living in Spain)

An Irish Passport:-

Cons:- None whatsoever if you have an Irish passport.

Pros:- You automatically become/remain a citizen of the EU.

Hi Tricia, as Matthew has said, there are no cons whatsoever.  As an Irish passport holder, you enter Spain as an EU citizen and therefore are subject to regulations for Residencia.  This means you can decide to come and live in Spain whenever you like, you do not have to try and get Residencia before the end of the transition period.

Brexit and it’s effects don’t affect you at all, you lucky lucky person 😁

I've covered this on another thread and I repeat it here just in case anybody is taking Coronavirus-Covid19 lightly.

Prime Minister of Rep of Ireland has decreed:-

1. All schools, universities, child-care facilities must close from tomorrow Friday 13th March until 29th March, at least.

2. People must work from home where possible.

3. All sporting events including main sports to cease until 29th March.

4. No event may have more than 500 people attending in outdoor places.

5. No event indoors may have more than 100 people in attendance.

6. Scotland has followed suit.

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For some reason unknown to anybody Mr Johnson is allowing England's universities, schools etc remain open.

For whatever reason Mr Johnson appears to be delaying the inevitable. How many deaths does it take for Mr Johnson to act responsibly?

I should not have put my topic regarding Coronavirus on this thread. Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fear not - the information is spreading faster than the virus

Thanks Dario, so having an Irish passport is quite beneficial. 

It arrived yesterday ☺ 

Aaaaaaaaand now I’m jealous !!! No, not really - I’m working towards getting my Spanish one; but that really is excellent and I am thrilled that you will suffer no undue Brexit-mess consequence in moving here

I've just heard on Irish national news that there is an EU meeting today to decide on a possible extension of the UK's membership.

There’s also a challenge in the European court along the lines that EU Citizenship, once conferred, cannot be taken away.  As I understand it, the concept of EU Citizenship was introduced with the Maastricht treaty in 1993, and the ability to leave the EU was only introduced with the Lisbon treaty in 2007.  An argument is being raised that Citizenship of the EU was conferred by the EU, not the UK and cannot be taken away by UK leaving the EU.

Could be interesting.  No result is expected for at least 18 months or so, and it would likely not confer full rights on UK Citizens ... but it might maintain freedom of movement for UK Citizens born before 31/1/2020.