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hows things , thats a valid point but still getting a passport should be easy , not all the hassle i have gone through so far.
hi darren its karl ,
hows things , thats a valid point but still getting a passport should be easy , not all the hassle i have gone through so far.
Not really. The passport is the premier global ID. It identifies you as a citizen of this State and has legal implications should you get up to anything while abroad. They should be slightly awkward to get - and especially if the name you want on it is different from the name on yer birth cert!Originally Posted by fearanphoist
Seems perfectly reasonable to me that they should ask for evidence that you are actually known by the new name and that it is an established identity, not just some silly whim you'll be moaning about in 6 months time.
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Hi Karl,
I agree that it is shocking that you have to wait 2 years to get a passport with your name as Gaeilge.
HELP VOTE THE CURRENT GOVT. OUT!!!
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You think Gaelic is bad. I have a friend in Clontibret who has been trying for 5 years to get an Irish passport in Ulster-Scots!
Some parity of esteem.
Its called Irish. I agree that anyone- particularly when we have a cross-border Ulster-Scots agency- should be able to get a passport in Ulster-Scots.
Then again, you are such a s*it head, that I doubt you have any friends, mon frere.
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Well it makes sense for a passport not to be available in Ulster Scots as it's not an official language, or even spoken by many people in Ireland, but there shouldn't be a problem getting it done as Gaeilge, as it's the first official language of the country, and the government is obliged to offer the service as Gaeilge under the Language Act 2003.
I'll find out soon enough anyway how easy it is when I apply for a new passport later this week as Gaeilge.
So nasty, ouch.
In fact the EU concluded that Ulster-Scots is spoken by precisely no-one. They couldn't find one single native speaker.
You shouldn't have a problem getting a passport in the Irish form of your name, provided you can demonstrate that you actually use the Irish form of your name and that somebody, somewhere, actually knows you by your name in Irish. If your birth cert and all your various documents, utility bills, driving licence, Xtravision card, etc. etc. are all in the English form they'll tell you to go away, and rightly so as that sort of thing would cause massive confusion if you were ever arrested abroad.
Lastly, on the point about airline booking systems not taking fadas - neither does Eircom's billing system. Eircom. Sheesh. Lufthansa I can understand, but the ex-public monopoly of Ireland not being able to handle names with a fada?
Je suis un loo-lah
Actually, I agree that passports should be readily available in Gaelic due to it's eleveated legal status.Well it makes sense for a passport not to be available in Ulster Scots as it's not an official language, or even spoken by many people in Ireland, but there shouldn't be a problem getting it done as Gaeilge, as it's the first official language of the country, and the government is obliged to offer the service as Gaeilge under the Language Act 2003.
The issue of whether we are a generous enough society to accomodate those very few individuals who speak Ulster-Scots is a different issue.
My friend would point out our obligations under the GFA.
The airline I was referring to was Aer ArannLastly, on the point about airline booking systems not taking fadas - neither does Eircom's billing system. Eircom. Sheesh. Lufthansa I can understand, but the ex-public monopoly of Ireland not being able to handle names with a fada?
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