Thanks to everyone for your help and advice!
for full background, please see my
original post
My wife is dual UK/Irish. I'm American.
Timeline:
17/10/13 - Issued family permit (Surinder Singh route)
29/5/14 - Entered Northern Ireland via Dublin
30/6/14 - UKVI received EEA2 application
15/7/14 - Received CoA with Right to Work (dated 9/7/14)
13/9/14 - EEA2 application refused
18/9/14 - UKVI Received “Letter of reconsideration
1/10/14 - Received Letter from UKVI that my application has been reconsidered and that "you are going to be issued with a residence card" It asks me to forward them my passport so they can issue the vignette.
7/10/14 - UKVI Receive passport
11/10/14 - Received EEA2 Residence Card in passport - issued on 8/10/14