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Has anyone had cause to note the Independent's new Economics Correspondent, David Chance?Last edited by Nocturnal Submission; 20-05-2019, 14:56.
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Originally posted by The Awesome Berbaslug!!! View PostNo, what has mr Chance been up to?
Oh, nothing that I know of. I used to work with him at Reuters many moons ago though and have a ton of stories about him, most of them unpublishable. Really odd guy. He was Reuters Bureau Chief in South Korea for ages so I'm a bit surprised to see him back in Europe.
I've still got a lump on my shin where the fucker tried to break my leg during a 5-a-side game.
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Judges in Ireland need to clamp down on detailed media reporting of ongoing rape and murder trials.
First the daily details of the Ulster rugby trial, and now the two schoolkids accused of murdering the young German girl.
It's no benefit to the victim / victim's family to have these kinds of details coming out in the press every day.
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Irish funerals are pretty rapid, aren't they. The guy I sit next to at work's father died last Tuesday. They had the funeral on the Thursday. He hadn't got a valid passport or any valid photo ID, so he couldn't make it. Seems a bit unfair for those with non-Irish based families (i.e. half the population).
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The Irish media and public also have difficulty grasping that concept. The great majority of the people in the UK who are now applying for Irish passports due to Brexit were Irish citizens since birth (whether they were aware of it or not). All they are doing now is applying for a travel document, as is their right as an Irish citizen, just like how I apply for a passport when my old one expires. But the way the Irish media are reporting it, you'd think that they were naturalising themselves as new Irish citizens.
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I know someone whose uncle only has a Dutch passport (Dutch parents) but who was born in Ireland, but was unsure if he was entitled to an Irish passport, and social welfare/pinshun etc (though he has lived here the last 15 years since returning from the States).
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Originally posted by anton pulisov View PostThe Irish media and public also have difficulty grasping that concept. The great majority of the people in the UK who are now applying for Irish passports due to Brexit were Irish citizens since birth (whether they were aware of it or not). All they are doing now is applying for a travel document, as is their right as an Irish citizen, just like how I apply for a passport when my old one expires. But the way the Irish media are reporting it, you'd think that they were naturalising themselves as new Irish citizens.
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Originally posted by Lang Spoon View PostI'd also like to know what proportion of folk identified as Scottish or English living in Ireland are in fact as Irish in law as someone born on the island.
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It's just I think DR had Teh Brits as the biggest minority in Ireland on some old thread, and I've read there's tens of thousands of Scots in the 26 (and I did meet a schoolmate in Doyles years back), but whenever I say I'm here without immediate family ties the reaction is one of surprise.
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Originally posted by Lang Spoon View PostIt's just I think DR had Teh Brits as the biggest minority in Ireland on some old thread, and I've read there's tens of thousands of Scots in the 26 (and I did meet a schoolmate in Doyles years back), but whenever I say I'm here without immediate family ties the reaction is one of surprise.
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Originally posted by Diable Rouge View Post
Even if they have Irish passports, the Census will officially record them as British, unless they formally apply for naturalisation
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Originally posted by anton pulisov View Post
To have an Irish passport, you must be an Irish citizen. Naturalisation is the process of acquiring citizenship. Why would people who are already Irish citizens apply for naturalisation?
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