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Tue 12 Dec 2009Numbers of Irish in UK set to rise with proposed census change
ALTERATIONS TO next year’s United Kingdom census rules could allow several million people of Irish decent to declare themselves as Irish – even if they were not born in Ireland, or carry Irish passports.
The changes, which followed tough negotiations between the Federation of Irish Societies and others and the UK Office of National Statistics, could strengthen the lobbying power of Irish community organisations. This could be particularly so in battles to win local authority funding for health and welfare services.
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