I'd be inclined to take Irish over UK, depending on where you travel, the Irish passport is always welcome.
It's cheaper for Irish passport holders to get visas to China and Russia I believe, as both (and many other countries) operate on an equivalent basis to what their citizens are charged to enter here. We tend to be cheaper than the UK.
This isn't the case actually ... The Chinese embassy in London charges Irish passport holders less than UK passport holders but the reverse holds true too in that the Dublin embassy charges UK passport holders less than Irish passport holders
It seems illogical but it is apparently true ! (Though you are supposed to apply in your home country unless you can prove you've been living and working elsewhere so you can't really "shop around" like this that easily )
The UK passport is great for extensive travelling as there are way more British embassies and consulates (100's) around the world than there are Irish ones (55) and visa entry is generally easier.
It's better to have multiple ones and then you can use them according to what country you are travelling to. We have 3 passports and use them this way. We have lived in unstable countries where there was no Irish embassy and have registered with other embassies.
People generally don't think about where embassies or consulates are located until they get in trouble. There will usually be Irish embassies covering multiple countries, but it's harder to get help if they're not based in the country you are located in. This was our experience during the Gulf War.
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