Halifax UK Deposits

I was in the UK this week, I already have stg current and deposit a/c with Barclays, I called in to Halifax BS and the lady there wasn't very clued up on non-resident a/c. She said she would follow on by email any info she found, meanwhile i'm looking at their site and it seems to me as if non-british nationals can have the guaranteed reserve a/c whitch seems to have decent returns for 2 & 3 yr terms. Am i reading this right?
http://www.halifax.co.uk/savings/interest-rates/non-uk-personal-rates/#Hx_Guaranteed_Reserve

The webpage states:

These rates apply to customers classed as 'not ordinarily resident in the UK' for tax purposes and who can register their UK accounts to receive interest paid gross. This means British expatriates living or working abroad, non-British nationals, or foreign students or nationals temporarily living in the UK.

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No British nationals would seem to include Irish residents.