Irish ID card

[Gingernuts]

Came back from Spain after 2 months and showed my Irish id card to British border force guards in Calais. Was asked if I had my British passport with me, I didn’t, they then asked me if I had permanent right to remain in the uk!!!!! It’s not on the euro id card! I said I had my Irish passport with me and they asked me to produce it , scanned it and said everything is ok thank you!
Is this normal? Should I take my British passport to show when coming back in?
What do other “Irish” I’d card/passport do?
Tia Alex

 

[Brains]

I believe if you hold an Irish ID card you can substitute your passport for the ID card.

Within the EU, yes.
Outside the EU the answer is generally no, but there may be exceptions such as the UK, some Balkan states and maybe Switzerland.

 

[tacr2man]

https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk

Its simple............... Not