Southern_Sky wrote:inzar wrote:That is what I thought as well, but if you read the Immigration Act it states that Irish Association means related by blood , affinity or adoption.
So related by blood covers this I think , but I am not a lawyer so I might be interpreting it wrong.
Naturalization by Irish Association seems to only apply where one (or more) of your antecedents (parents, grandparents,etc..) were Irish & is not applicable where your descendent/offspring is Irish & you're not.
Previously one could also apply for Post-Nuptial Naturalization, but this has now been phased out.
http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000045
This is totally incorrect. If you read the actual legislation you most certainly are entitled to apply based on Irish Associations if you are related by blood or affinity to an Irish citizen, there is no qualification as to age, where the person was born etc, only that they are Irish citizens. But I suspect it will be a tough one and the minister probably wont grant it. I would like someone to challenge this in the courts though, because what it basically boils down to is that Irish citizens who obtained this status by naturalisation, is considered second class citizens, and somehow not quite 100% Irish so therefore should not be entitled to equal treatment before the law. I suspect this law will become a major headache for the government in the future for this reason.
In fact Michael McDowell is on record, in response to a question in the Dáil, gave an example of a man who becomes an Irish citizen, thus allowing his brother to apply for naturalistion based on Irish Associations. I remember being quite shocked to hear this from McDowell. Its on the record, if anyone has the time to dig it out.
