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After Brexit Britons Rushed to Get Irish Passports Not to Lose EU Citizenship

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Ireland's embassy and post offices in Northern Ireland received more than 4,000 enquiries on Monday, compared with the 200 it normally receives, Independent reports.

It is condition by the Britons unwillingness to hang onto EU citizenship in the wake of the Brexit referendum result.

Ireland’s foreign minister Charlie Flanagan has appealed to Britons to stop rushing for Irish passports, as the surge threatened to overwhelm Irish consular offices.

"An unnecessary surge in applications for Irish passports will place significant pressure on the system and on turnaround times. The increased interest clearly points to a sense of concern among some UK passport holders that the rights they enjoy as EU citizens are about to abruptly end. I want to state clearly that this is not the case."

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