Hmm so your just another troll here?
I agree, it isn’t about race. There’s a definite two tier regime with the current UK government and its awful.
I think also the British are welcoming of all the world’s people, but what really gets to many Brits is the people (men) arriving on boats, with no papers.
They could be anyone. And I’m not talking about colour here, there’s all sorts of differing ethnicities arriving and when they commit crimes, and they do, they are adding to the burden of the criminals born and bred in the UK. It’s not sustainable, as you have the PM releasing criminals who have served half their sentences, to make room for more. It’s crazy.
The country is run by a bunch of mindless flip-flopping lunatics. Britain is, quite rightly, the laughing stock of the world.
Look love, my enquiry was about my husband gaining EU citizenship by decent with an Irish mother, and the trouble started from there. Then somehow it turned into a full scale political debate, with slurs flying around.
If that’s what you’re up for, I’m not interested.
I only asked what was the definition of what you were calling people…
They you called me a troll!
Well yes you didnt answer the question that is what trolls do…Your answer about woke was “Mainly Liberals 
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And I didn’t call you a troll I questioned if you are one…
This could run and run. I’m making some popcorn 
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Lucky you!
But from the above exchange one might - hmm… begin to better understand the basis of @anon40858366"s posts
I do understand your frustration. All you wanted to know was how to navigate your way through the process. However this isn’t only a (albeit an excellent) “how to” forum. It is also, for better or worse, a “should you be doing it” forum. I mentioned in my response that I’m not keen on this citizenship tourism.
You could have responded that you were investigating your (or husband’s) roots and learning about Ireland, its history and culture in preparation to applying for citizenship. Instead you wanted a quick fix. Stuff Ireland, stuff the sensibilities of the Irish. It’s legal, so it’s OK @andygiddings Have either of you EVER even been to Ireland?
Well I didn’t like that, and neither would most, if not all real Irish citizens. Who are proud of their hard won nationality. I’m surprised you can’t understand that.
I spent all my formative years in Dublin and much of my career. I spend a couple of months there every year. In fact I flew in yesterday for a wedding tomorrow and will fly back home to France on Thursday. A plus was I got to spend an hour in town in the Pride festival on the way to my apartment. I’ll be here for most of August for a medical procedure too. I do know Ireland 
You complain about immigrants to the UK who don’t conform with your views without acknowledging that your views may not conform with ours.
As for the…
What do you base that on, Sky news or Social Media misinformation.
We do have a few, very few, wannabe Yaxley-Lennons, but we’ll deal with them. We know how to deal with extremists.
If you want to bale out of the UK, fair enough. That’s your choice and I wish you the best. However I don’t like you doing it by treating Irish citizenship with contempt. This is not political, it is a question of respect.
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So, ask not what an Irish passport can do for you, but ask what you can do for Ireland in return for an Irish Passport
Where you will be an immigrant like all the others coming to benefit from what we have to offer, so maybe calm the anti-immigrant rhetoric a bit.
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This has the makings of a film - I see John Scully played by Brendan Gleeson.
Oh, hold on a minute, it’s already been made …
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As I’m in Bruges with my brother and nephew we watched the film ‘In Bruges’ yesterday as I hadn’t seen it since it was released. Wonderful film with the same two lead actors.
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So by your rules John obtaining Irish citizenship, which my husband has a legal right, should only be looked into if we were settling in Ireland?
My husband spent his youth in Ireland, during school holidays, with his cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and I’ve visited many times. I like it, but don’t want to live there.
I like France, and want to live there.
We were quite happy to, and planned to do it the non-EU way, but then this easier route came to my attention.
I’m sorry you don’t approve, but that really is for you to deal with. Nothing you can say, can put me off. Sorry about that.
It’s not misinfo John. You need to widen your media horizons.
10,000 Irish people protesting.
I won’t be an illegal immigrant though, and I will be paying my taxes like French citizens.
How is that sort of logic just ignored?
The basis of @anon40858366’s posts is trying to defend myself.
Kennedy, whose great grandparents were Irish immigrants to the US fleeing from the Irish famine.
Why did Ireland decide to grant passports to children and grandchildren of Irish citizens?
Do you really expect the thousands that obtained Irish passports to do something for Ireland other than contribute the large fee required to do so?
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If it wasn’t viewed as being beneficial to the government, it wouldn’t have been done. And they can always change the law to be more restrictive if desired, as Italy did very recently.
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