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British passports are about to get more expensive - here's who can get an Irish one

The Department of Foreign Affairs explains: "If you or your parent were born on the island of Ireland before 2005, you are an Irish citizen. You can apply for an Irish passport without making an application for citizenship."

From 2005 onwards, it depends:

If you were born in Ireland to British or Irish citizen parents, you are automatically an Irish citizen. If you were born in Northern Ireland in these circumstances, you can choose to be an Irish citizen.
If you were born in Ireland in or after 2005 and your parents aren't British or Irish citizens, your right to an Irish passport depends on how long your parents lived in Ireland and their residency rights.
If one of your grandparents was born on the island of Ireland, you may be eligible to claim "Irish citizenship by descent"
If one of your parents was an Irish citizen when you were born, but you were born elsewhere, you may be able to claim citizenship under Foreign Birth Registration.
https://news.sky.com/story/british-p...h-one-13344963