Thanks Michael. I had already been made aware that the process was long - looking at that thread it looks like 6months + to get on the register. I am guessing that things may get worse than that in the coming weeks... To give some background on, my father was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passp...

Hi, i am applying for an irish passport as my father was born in Ireland. I am a UK citizen. Can i register my sons on the foreign births register at the same time, or do i need to wait for my application to complete? On the page https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/citizenship/born-abroad/regis...