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Before I hear anybody saying "No, Not Again" I wish to point out that I have covered the advantages of getting an Irish Passport in other threads. Even some of my Brit neighbours in Spain are fed up with me suggesting they would seek one. If you don't want an Irish Passport please ignore now and don't read on.
We all have fears of what Brexit might bring. If you don't you are just ignoring what might be detrimental to you and you might as well go down to the beach and bury your head in the sand. The problems of Brexit won't go away, you know. I would advise that if you qualify for an Irish Passport then apply for one. Thousands of Brits have applied already and our Passport Office is inundated with applications. We're talking hundreds of thousands applications. So somebody believes in the advantages of having an Irish Passport. It's not just me.
Some of my Brit neighbours have advised "Over my dead body I'll become Irish . . . " - "Under no circumstances will I depend on the Irish for support . . . " etc etc. Some just shrug their shoulders. The Old Farts I've spoken about here from time to time wouldn't dream of applying and their loyal spouses won't either.
The minimum requirements are:-
1. Any of your grandparents or parents or immediate family must be born (or lived in certain circumstances) in the Republic or Northern Ireland (yes NI people qualify too).
2. From the past fortnight you can apply online. You even don't have to leave the comfort of Badgers if you wish.
3. People working in the Passport Office don't care what your politics are. They couldn't care less if you're Christian, Agnostic, Communist or Tory. There is a window of opportunity open now; it might be favourable to apply.
You can still shout for England football team. You can still play cricket, bowls and bingo. You can still drink your halfs (God! Will ye give up anything?). You can even continue to wash your pride-and-joy car on Sunday mornings. You can still even maintain your stiff upper lip. You can still retain your UK Passport. And you can still tell Paddy Jokes. You don't have to get drunk on St-Patrick's Day.
Bottom Line:- Once you qualify, your spouse qualifies and your children qualify.
So it just ain't about you only.
