EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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From the Guardian: Don’t adjust your screen now. Here’s Ian Paisley Junior, son of the founder of the Democratic Unionist Party, advising his constituents and others to take up the opportunity of securing an Irish passport.
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— Ian Paisley (@ianpaisleymp)
June 24, 2016

My advice is if you are entitled to second passport then take one. I sign off lots of applications for constituents https://t.co/oWoiVIFF8A
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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 United Kingdom 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.

What would Ian Paisley senior, who died in September 2014, make of the post referendum landscape?

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yoshy in reply to @dubkev

I've a friend of 6 years from NI who hasn't given a strong opinion on the ni/Ireland issue in the time I've known him. Until yesterday, when he decided NI should go back to Ireland. Interesting times.

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