Latest news from Belfast, Northern Ireland...

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1. Don’t adjust your screen now. Here’s Ian Paisley Jr, son of the founder of the Democratic Unionist..

...Party, advising his constituents and others to take up the opportunity of securing an Irish passport.

Ian Paisley
My advice is if you are entitled to second passport then take one. I sign off lots of applications for constituents https://twitter.com/bbctalkback/status/746314836380909568 …
1:17 PM - 24 Jun 2016 · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Under the terms of the 1998 Belfast Agreement – sometimes known as the Good Friday Agreement – anyone born in Northern Ireland has the right to be citizens of both the UK and Ireland.

In the wake of the Brexit vote, which was supported by a minority of Northern Ireland voters, there have been reports of a small surge in the number of people there applying for Irish passports, including in areas with a high number of unionist voters.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/25/brexit-live-emergency-meetings-eu-uk-leave-vote?page=with:block-576e43c3e4b0be24d34f6033#block-576e43c3e4b0be24d34f6033