US grandmother has Irish passport, mother does not...

[ninjamaster]

Hello

This is a question for a friend.

Her grandmother had an Irish passport. (She is now deceased.)

Q1: Can her mother apply and get an Irish passport based on the grandmother having had an Irish passport
Q2: If so, can my friend then get an Irish passport?!

Any help appreciated.

Thanks!

[tom4]

It depends on why the grandmother had citizenship,

see this leaflet...

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Informat ... 030309.pdf

page 3

If grandma was born in ireland, then probably yes, if not then maybe not, but there are other factors such as registration, etc. have a look at the leaflet then if you have further questions feel free to ask.
The fact that grandma is deceased should make no difference.