On Dec 9th the person working my app told me I was approved and in the queue for printing. Exactly one month later, this morning, I got an email from noreply@ daft.ie:
Application for Foreign Birth Registration xxxxxxxxxx Approved
Congratulations, your application for Irish citizenship through entry on the Foreign Births Register has been successful.
A certificate has now been printed and posted to the address provided by you. Please note that your application will be sent via Registered post and someone will need to be available to sign for the envelope.
If you live in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, Passport Online is the fastest and cheapest way for you to get your first Irish passport. See
https://www.dfa.ie/passportonline/ for more information.
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Now to wait for it to arrive and apply for a passport.