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This appeal arises from the decisions of the first and second respondents to refuse the appellant�s application for an Irish passport on the basis that he is not an Irish citizen.
The acquisition of c itizenship is regulated by the Citizenship and Nationality Act 1956, as amended . Section 6(1) of the 1956 Act provides that:
�Subject to section 6A (inserted by section 4 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004), every person born in the island of Ireland is entitled to be an Irish citizen.�
� In this section �person� does not include a person born in the island of Ireland on or after the commencement of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 �
(iii) a person entitled to reside in the State without any restriction on his or her period of residence (including in accordance with a permission granted under section 4 of the Act of 2004).�
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