Originally Posted by
Skipness One Echo
UK Border don't see your passport coming back from the Republic but I recall the Garda checking passports on the way into Eire.
So my question is : Is he OK to get off a UK flight into the Republic with only a driving licence as ID?
From my experience of flying to the Republic with a British/South African dual national, the Republic will not (easily) let you in with a driving licence that does not itself indicate that you are a British or Irish citizen (ie born in the UK or the Republic). My understanding is that the Irish are now examining all non-British non-Irish air passengers as if the CTA didn't exist.
As you say, it's no an issue on the way back as the UK does not normally examine anyone arriving by air from the Republic.
Of course, the airlines may have their own requirements.
And, of course, it is not difficult to get into the Republic over the land border without being checked at all.