Ó Caoindealbháin, BrianBrianÓ Caoindealbháin2010-07-162010-07-16The author20061649-0304http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2185Depending on its underlying principles and scope of application, citizenship law can impact on territorial borders in varying ways, ranging from their reinforcement to their active subversion. In this paper I develop a schema of possible relationships between borders and four common principles of citizenship with the aim of assessing their compatibility. I then apply this schema to pre-1998 Irish citizenship law to illustrate an instance of subversion of a territorial border. While highly distinctive in Europe, the formerly irredentist nature of Irish citizenship law calls attention to the potential for conflict between certain citizenship criteria and territorial boundaries, a potential which has increased in recent decades with the reform of citizenship regimes in Central and Eastern Europe.154600 bytesapplication/pdfenCitizenshipIrelandGood Friday agreementIrredentismCitizenship--IrelandCitizenship--Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland--Boundaries--IrelandIreland--Boundaries--Northern IrelandWorking Paperhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/