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Originally posted by Éanna
I don't see any reason why we should deny citizenship to people born on this island- imagine what would happen if Britain or the US or Australia decided to withdraw that right and send all the Irish back from those countries, in the 50's 60's 70's or 80's? this country would have gone even further down the tubes.
I don't think they ever conferred that right to be able to withdraw it. Certainly in Britains case anyway. As it is now, a kid born in the North has automatic right to Irish citizenship, but not UK citizenship. Whatever about the US and Oz, we're the only European country that has no residency period tied in with citizenship.