Irish citizenship for baby of Irish citizen by Naturalisation

elmaschingon

Hi, I became an Irish citizen by naturalisation a few years ago. I have a 5 month old baby and I'd like to get her a passport but I have realized I am not even sure if she is entitled to Irish citizenship. The initial documentation I came across online mentions a child gets automatic citizenship if their parent has Irish nationality but then I started to find conflicting information. I started filling out FORM 9 for naturalisation but it seems to assume that the child already has another nationality or that the child has lived in the the country for at least 3 years. Does someone have experience with this? Thanks!

Apiarist

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/irish_citizenship/irish_citizenship_through_birth_or_descent.html

"If either of your parents was an Irish or UK citizen at the time of your birth, you are automatically an Irish citizen if you were born in Ireland."

Apiarist

If your baby was born outside Ireland, then the following applies:

"Irish citizen parent born outside Ireland

If you were born outside of Ireland and your parent (who was also born outside of Ireland) was an Irish citizen or entitled to be an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, then you are entitled to become an Irish citizen.

To claim Irish citizenship, you must have your birth registered in the Foreign Births Register, unless your parent was abroad in the public service at the time of your birth. If you are entitled to register, your Irish citizenship is effective from the date of registration – not from the date when you were born."

elmaschingon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118490487#Comment_118490487

Thanks, there was a note in the passport application form which also implies this so it looks like there won't be any challenges.