# Outrage When Caller Suggests Immigrants Shouldn't Have To Pay For Irish Citizenship

An episode of [Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/962141893), 10 Sep 2026, 54 min.

Audio: https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2635/260910_new_citizenship_rules_are_ac01841b_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=420146&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2635

The government is planning a major shake-up of Irish citizenship rules — including stretching the residency requirement from 5 years to 8, bringing in an English (or Irish) language test, and tougher checks around “self-sufficiency”. So is it fair… or just political optics? We hear from a New Zealander married to an Irishman, six months pregnant, working full-time as a solicitor — worried maternity and child benefit could count against her application. Callers clash over “welfare holidays”, deportations, and whether the €1,200 citizenship fee is a disgrace or just the price of a privilege.

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