Ask a solicitor: Can I become an Irish citizen without losing my passport for my home country?

Unfortunately, if you become an Irish citizen, you will lose your Lithuanian passport as Lithuania does not allow duel nationality, writes solicitor Angela O'Connor

Is it possible to be citizens of both countries and hold both an Irish and Lithuanian passport?

I am from Lithuania and have been living in Ireland for 10 years. I moved here in my 20s and after attending college, I was lucky enough to get a good job and ended up staying as there are more opportunities here for me in my area of work, which is in the agri-food industry. 

I am now married and am expecting my first child. My husband is a French national. I was wondering whether I could apply to become an Irish citizen. However, I go back to Lithuania often to visit my parents and other family and don’t want to lose my Lithuanian passport.