Irish passport eligibility question.

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In light of today's news my 2 nephews have asked me if they are eligible for Irish passports on the basis of their grandfather having been born in Ireland.
I've done a search on Tinterweb and the advice is a little confusing.
On the one hand it would appear that they can apply for Irish Citizenship but another official website says they can only apply for a passport if their parents were born in Ireland, which they weren't.
Can anyone tell me definitively if they CAN apply for Irish passports on the strength of having an Irish grandfather, please?

Thanx in advance.
 
Citizenship through descent from Irish grandparents
If one of your grandparents is an Irish citizen who was born in Ireland, but none of your parents was born in Ireland, you may become an Irish citizen. You will need to have your birth registered in the Foreign Births Register.

If you are entitled to register, your Irish citizenship is effective from the date of registration. The Irish citizenship of successive generations may be maintained in this way by each generation ensuring their registration in the Foreign Births Register before the birth of the next generation.

Since 1 July 1986, a person registered in the Foreign Births Entry Book after 1986 is deemed to be an Irish citizen only from the date of his/her entry in the Register and not from the date of birth. This means that children born to that person before his/her date of entry in the Register are not entitled to citizenship.

People registered before July 1986 are deemed Irish citizens either from the date the original Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act came into force, that is, 17 July 1956, or their date of birth, whichever is later. Only children born after 17 July 1956 can claim citizenship in such cases.
 
Thanx, that's what I read about citizenship but the passport section only talks of parents having been born in Ireland and among documentary evidence required is the birth certificate of the relevant parent. There is no mention in the passport section of being eligible due to grandparents place of birth, or asking for copies of grandparents birth certificates.
 
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I am no expert, but what you state above seems logical. In the case of your nephews they are only entitled to an Irish passport after they have become Irish citizens. Hence no mention of their particular situation on the passport section.
 
GlynnJ said:
I am no expert, but what you state above seems logical. In the case of your nephews they are only entitled to an Irish passport after they have become Irish citizens. Hence no mention of their particular situation on the passport section.
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Cheers, that's the conclusion I've drawn. It would also appear that one of them can apply for citizenship but the other, who has had kids, can't.

Ironically the one who can is actually in Ireland this weekend learning all about his Irish heritage from his grandma who he asked to go with him.
Thanx again Comrades.
 
Timaloy said:
Good news Aidan, my sister has also decided she wants an Irish passport as a result of Thursday.
So that's 1 more. :D:aidan
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Apparently over 70 million people worldwide claim Irish heritage. Hopefully they won't all decide to come home at once. :eek: :D
 
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