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| GB demand for Irish passports doubles post-Brexit vote | GB demand for Irish passports doubles post-Brexit vote |
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| The number of applications for Irish passports from people living in Great Britain has almost doubled since the UK voted to leave the European Union. | The number of applications for Irish passports from people living in Great Britain has almost doubled since the UK voted to leave the European Union. |
| New figures from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs show that between July and September the number of GB applications rose by 96%. | New figures from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs show that between July and September the number of GB applications rose by 96%. |
| There were 3,431 applications in September 2015, compared to 7,518 in September 2016. | There were 3,431 applications in September 2015, compared to 7,518 in September 2016. |
| Year-on-year applications from Northern Ireland have also risen since the vote. | Year-on-year applications from Northern Ireland have also risen since the vote. |
| They have increased by two-thirds in the three months since the Brexit decision. | |
| Everyone from Northern Ireland is entitled to both British and Irish citizenship as a result of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. | |
| 119% rise in September | |
| In terms of numbers, there have been 15,757 applications from people in Northern Ireland since July, compared 9,401 in the same period last year. | |
| The Northern Ireland-only figures show demand was strongest at the end of the summer: | |
| In Great Britain, the trend has been upwards over the past three months: | |
| There have been 21,549 Irish passport applications from people in Great Britain since July, compared 10,959 in the same period last year. |