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Hayden Clarkin
@thetransitguy.com

I'm working on my irish citizenship and would love to do a deep dive on understanding the rail system there. Any resources, books or websites, etc would be immensely helpful. Thank you!

CLondoner92
@clondoner92.bsky.social

If you have a parent who was born on the island of Ireland, you can apply for an Irish passport directly. If you have an Irish grandparent, you must first apply for Irish citizenship by descent via the Foreign Births Register. This page may come in handy ⤵️ www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-co...

citizensinformation.ieIrish citizenship through birth or descentYou are not automatically an Irish citizen if you were born on the island of Ireland. You may be entitled to Irish citizenship if your parent(s) or grandparents were Irish. You may be entitled to Iri...
CLondoner92
@clondoner92.bsky.social

In addition to holding Irish citizenship and an Irish passport, you benefit from EU Freedom of Movement and the right to live and work in the UK, thanks to the Common Travel Area.

Railmaps
@railmaps.com.au

No. But we do have a significant amount of 1600mm (5ft 3in) Irish gauge railway here in Australia, so there's a certain kinship.

CLondoner92
@clondoner92.bsky.social

Not really, but I did post some news from last week about railway developments in Ireland. bsky.app/profile/clon...

CLondoner92@clondoner92.bsky.social

#Transport #Infrastructure #Ireland has launched procurement for Dublin’s #MetroLink main civil works, issuing notices for the M401 and M402 contracts. The €7.9bn programme includes tunnelling, stations and major structures for Ireland’s first #metro system. 🚇🇮🇪 www.metrolink.ie/en/news/late...