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People with UK passports are scrambling to get passports for other EU countries and considering leaving the country as the result of last week’s EU referendum begins to sink in, The Guardian writes.
According to the source, more than 1,500 people consider dual nationality – with a spike in numbers since last Thursday’s Brexit vote.

Ireland’s foreign ministry said it had seen a significant rise in applications from Britain.

Anyone with an Irish parent or Irish grandparent is entitled to an Irish passport. An estimated 5 million Britons are eligible and a surge in interest after the referendum is threatening to overwhelm Irish officials.

The Guardian further reports that rights acquired under the EU relating to work, pensions and residency must also be negotiated. They are not protected under UK law because before the referendum no one envisaged an exit from the EU.