Does a stag weekend in Temple Bar qualify the disapora to be called Irish I wonder?
What if they come over and drink a pint of guinness?
A kiss me Iām Irish hat?
[quote=ānorth county corncrakeā]just want to get your exact qualifications - they can be born abroad but if they live in ireland for a while they are Irish- can you quantify the exact amount of time they would have had to live here?
3 weeks?
3 months?
3 years?[/QUOTE]
A year and a day.
[quote=āmyboyblueā]Does a stag weekend in Temple Bar qualify the disapora to be called Irish I wonder?
What if they come over and drink a pint of guinness?
A kiss me Iām Irish hat?[/QUOTE]
if they buy a shillelagh in carrolls?
Is this your final answer?
It is
Is this just for Irish people born abroad or can anyone who comes to live in Ireland stay and year and a day and be deemed to be Irish?
Anyone Iām not fussy
so oliver cromwell was Irish as he was in Ireland from 1649-1650:rolleyes:
Right, so youāre not fussy, yet you donāt believe Irish people born to Irish parents abroad arent Irish?
Idiot.
its only fair i suppose that you get to go along to an Ireland match with your UVF mates.
why are you so angry the whole time?
Inferiority complex
:mad:
:guns:
:mad:
He was Lord Protector of Ireland so I suppose he could claim to be Irish
Youāve some neck to capitalise that, Iām seething.
From Rte
Former Irish captain Kenny Cunningham is urging caution following FIFAās rule change allowing players over the age of 21 to switch their international allegiance.
Under the old rules players with dual nationality, who had already played for a countryās national team at youth level, were only allowed to switch loyalties until the age of 21.
Last week a motion from the Algerian Football Association, removing the reference to the age limit, was passed by 58% of the FIFA Congress, opening the way for many players to get a second chance in international football.
The rule change does not affect any player who has played for the full national team as they are barred from switching nations.
Players like Kevin Nolan, Mark Noble, Jamie OāHara and Anton Ferdinand have been linked with the Republic of Ireland in the past and this rule change could open the door for such players to wear the green jersey in the future.
However, Cunningham is wary of the change and said: 'It wouldnāt be something Iād be hugely in favour of, I know thereās been examples of players at a younger age switching allegiance but I think at 19/20 years of age if you make a commitment to a country you should see it through.
'If you have a change of heart in your mid-20s and decide to jump ship, thereās always a suspicion that youāre using that country just to enhance your own football career, thatās something that wouldnāt sit comfortably with me.
'Ireland are close to qualifying for a World Cup without the addition of these particular players and Iād like to see the manager stick with the players that have got us this far in the competition.
āIād be very disappointed if I was a player in that squad to miss out on the World Cup for somebody who was jumping on board at the last minute. I agree with Monteladoā
Joke stuff this, sure why not go the whole way and let players pick whatever country they want to play for.
dont confuse anger with the reluctance to use childish smilies or handclappies in my every post