Originally Posted by
guflyer
Does Dublin have an international transit area (thus the traveler never "officially" going into Ireland)? If this is the case, it would make sense for the passport to only be checked upon arrival in Manchester. I am not sure how this works with the Common Travel Area, but perhaps passport control does not always take place at the first landing within the area?
There is some useful info in the following about DUB transits.
http://migrationireland.blogspot.com...rport.html?m=1