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Attending the Irish Citizenship Ceremony
On Monday 9th December 2019 I attended the ceremony in the Killarney Convention Centre to become an Irish Citizen through naturalisation. I’ve written about different elements of my Irish Citizenship…
Becoming Irish
I’ve written a fair bit about my application for Irish Citizenship over the last couple of years, but I only just got confirmation that it’s finally going to happen. I…
Nearly Irish?
I got a letter from the Department of Justice earlier this week indicating that I’m at the final stage before getting my citizenship. The letter says: I refer to your…
Closure of Dodder View Road
I’ve been thinking lately that it would be great if Dodder View Road would be permanently closed to traffic. The route – shown as R112 on most maps – runs…
Dodder stepping stones passable indicator
I often pass over the stepping stones on the River Dodder to access Bushy Park in Terenure. On days like today, when there’s been a lot of rain recently, I…
Camino de Santiago photos
Some photos from the last 115km walk from Sarria to Santiago on the Camino Frances.
Packing for the camino
I complete packing for our camino trip this morning. We’re doing the last 110km of the Camino Frances (or French way) from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela. I think I’ve…
Preparation for the Camino
It’s just over 3 weeks until we head off to Spain to walk the last 115km of the ‘French Way’ of the Camino. As the date approaches fast, I’m getting…
High Court rules on Continuous Residence
Last week the High Court ruled that naturalisation applicants are not allowed to leave Ireland at all in the 12 months leading up to their application. Why did this happen?…
Boohoo next day delivery to Ireland doesn’t work
It’s a pretty bold claim from the online retailer Boohoo. If you order something on their website before midnight, then you will receive it in Dublin the next day! Here’s…
GLS parcel arrived, eventually
I ordered a new part for my bicycle last week from a retailer in the UK. They use Parcelforce for their delivery, who are a partner of GLS in Ireland.…
Second stage of processing
I got a letter from the Department of Justice and Equality today, saying that my application for naturalisation has processed to the second stage of processing. The letter says: Your…