Hey Kev920
I hope you get it soon! I hope I get mine soon! I’m at the 6 month mark this week and while I read here some people get theirs earlier, most take 6-7 months. It seems it just comes one day out of the blue in the post!
Do people have tips on how to bide the time?

Six months has never felt so long! Got this reply from an enquiry today about waiting times: There has been an unprecedented demand for Irish citizenship and the staff at the Consulate are continuing to process applications as quickly as is possible. We are unable to give an updated timeframe at thi...

My recommendation would be to make the application anyway, using your grandparent as the first chain in the line, but include the documentation from your great-grandparent. Finding official documents takes time and is expensive, especially with the marriages, divorces etc. of each generation, plus t...