Re:I Didn’t Hate the English – Until Now (2018)
by jonathanhd on Sunday March 10, 2019 @06:31PM
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Allowing everyone born in Northern Ireland, and everyone with an Irish grandparent anywhere, to claim an Irish passport is already standard policy and has been since partition.
Re:I Didn’t Hate the English – Until Now (2018)
by jacobush on Monday March 11, 2019 @06:15AM
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I wonder if we will see an increased emigration from Northern Ireland to Ireland (the country) after a Brexit.
Re:I Didn’t Hate the English – Until Now (2018)
by jacobush on Sunday March 10, 2019 @08:26PM
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Wow... could you move to NI from the Big Island and keep your EU citizenship that way, in case of Brexit?
Re:I Didn’t Hate the English – Until Now (2018)
by eesmith on Sunday March 10, 2019 @10:19PM
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No. You must be "born in Northern Ireland" as jonathanhd wrote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_of_the_Co... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_of_th... .
> It is the entitlement and birthright of every person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, to be part of the Irish Nation. That is also the entitlement of all persons otherwise qualified in accordance with law to be citizens of Ireland.
> Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, a person born in the island of Ireland, which includes its islands and seas, who does not have, at the time of the birth of that person, at least one parent who is an Irish citizen or entitled to be an Irish citizen is not entitled to Irish citizenship or nationality, unless provided for by law.
However, the chances of England giving up NI are about 0%. The chances of IRA winning a war is also about 0%. I hope the IRA won't start up again, it would mean a slow never-ending cycle of death, again.