There used to be a "scam" that the Irish kids used to use when they got picked up for overstaying their visitors visas to the US and Australia , evidently Irish nationals are entitled to a British passport as well as an Irish passport (something to do with 1926 and the creation of the Irish Free State ) , so first time they got chucked out on either the Brit or Irish passport they would come back on the other one ....... not the end of the scam though ......they would then get passports issued in the Gaelic versions of their name , and it was all completly legal .
I suppose the events of Sept 11 put a damper on this rouse in the U S but wouldn't be surprised if its still going on in other places .
