Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
And Ireland issues passports to anyone with a tenuous connection. Tony Blair and his children all have Irish passports seemingly. I wonder why?
Mrs. Blair's father is an Irish citizen and, under Irish law, his daughter has the same rights of citizenship as her father, as do her children in right of their grandfather. This is, for all intents and purposes the same as in the UK. Mr. Blair, by virtue of his marriage to an Irish citizen, would be eligible for an Irish passport should he wish to obtain one. I am, however, unaware of his having done so.