this is just one thing i've been thinking about.
do you think a person north of the border has any legitimacy to claims of being Irish/nationalist, when he holds a British passport? is this blatant double standards, or would it be considered "ok" to claim dual nationality? in the larger scheme of things, for a person who ultimately holds a dream of Irish unity, would you expect him to embody all that represents his nationalism i.e speaking fluent Irish etc.?
Not unless i was some kind of weirdo .Originally Posted by Ryan_Mac
What about the Irish born in Britain to Irish parents? They often feel more Irish than British though they sound British. I think these people are entitled to dual citizenship if they so choose. Also personally I know of a few British passport holders living outside of the UK who got their children Irish passports and didn't bother getting British ones. These people want their children to be Irish not British.
I don't like people to stand out from the crowd, so no, I wouldn't expact him to speak fluent Irish.
They are.
not as a necessity, obviously, but as a symbol of nationalism if you like.
Symbol of bogism or studentism more like! Are you saying the seoiges for instance are more patriotic than say Roger Casement?
People have to get passports for all sorts of reasons so I would not be too worried
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Some of the threads on this site are downright weird....
Sometimes its quicker to get a british one then an irish one.
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