Preparedness for when

maryb

If you have a parent or grandparent born in Ireland you are entitled to Irish citizenship. Most of the Australians working in London are here on Irish passports.

I was born in England but both my parents were Irish so not only am I entitled to Irish citizenship but so are my DDs. Provided I enter them on the Register of Foreign Births at the Irish Embassy before they have children, then their children will also be entitled to Irish passports.

Until about 10 years ago Dh would also have been entitled to an Irish passport as a citizen by reason of marriage. Now we would actually have to be living in Ireland for him to qualify.

I may well get an Irish passport if there is a Brexit - but Ireland's economy is still so closely linked to the UK that a Brexit could well have major repercussions and I can easily see further changes to the citizenship laws

1Tonsil

please do not believe what the British media are saying about the Greek people and the mess. Most normal Greeks are not to blame for the situation, they are the victims of it. We need to crack down on the ones who have fiddled millions of euros and not the old lady drawing three hundred euros a month pension. Most of all, the terrible austerity that is hurting folks is because all the money borrowed has gone to save the banks and the european authorities. In the last four years over four thousand Greeks have committed suicide because they cannot take any more. Over half the children live in poverty. Someone mentioned Greeks taking benefits they are not entitled to........for your information, there are no benefits here! Only unemployment, which is paid for one year only and is currently around 125 euros a month. Ninety percent will get nothing, no matter whether they have dependents or not. Before you judge the people here, please get your facts right. You will not get the truth from the British media anytime soon...or Sky tv.....

1Tonsil

I have been thinking about all the food that is in the shops now...they are actually over stocked by miles! In the next few weeks, if we dont need it in an emergency...there are going to be some awesome discounts on food . I can restock my prepping supplies!

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It's been roasting hot (~ 26c) for the last few days here, but it's cooled down a bit right now.

Knowing my luck, the weather will turn carp in a few weeks, when I'm on holiday.

DawnW

Thanks IT. Not all of the British media are saying this (I avoid the particular channels that do, as coincidentally they also blame our own economic woes on benefits claimants, immigrants, disabled people etc, instead of the banks and corporate tax avoiders). It is the classic tactic of divide and rule, which seems to work every time in persuading people to act against their best interests, blaming the less fortunate instead of looking at the real culprits :mad:

Unfortunately though many people do believe these constantly reinforced messages, which is why we have ended up with the government we do

Wishing the Greek people all the best, whatever they decide today.

mardatha

Hear hear Tonsils! I fully support the Greek people in this - none of that money ever reached the people, only bankers. Exactly the same situation as here - but people here don't realise it and voted the damn Tories in to carry on fleecing us. Turkeys voting for Xmas!

ivyleaf

maryb wrote: »

If you have a parent or grandparent born in Ireland you are entitled to Irish citizenship.

I can only manage a Great-great-grandfather, and only know his name and which county he came from.

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mardatha wrote: »

but people here don't realise it and voted the damn Tories in to carry on fleecing us.

I'll take the current government, over that profligate pillock, who got us into so much debt in the first place.

They may not be perfect, but at least the current administration is trying to do something about.

If "Mosses" Millibland had got in, we'd be borrowing like there's no tomorrow, which, of course, there wouldn't be.

1Tonsil

Forgive me laughing Bob...but its ages since I heard the word pillock.... I think I might be adding it to my vocabulary in the next few days. Wonder what it translates to in Greek LOL

maryb

I feel so cross about the Greek crisis being blamed on excessive pensions - they were the crumbs that fell from the tables of the corrupt elite.

But I did wonder why Syriza refused to contemplate any phasing out of early retirement (as opposed to cuts in actual pensions in payment). Surely, anyone who has got a job in Greece would hang onto it? If you are one of the many without a job, then yes, putting off the date at which pensions start would cause hardship but their opposition seemed to include making people in work carry on for longer.

Have I misunderstood the EU proposals/Syriza position?