You posted while I was still writing, catsPHiddle, which just goes to prove that there's a simple answer to most things.

If being British or English isn't that important to you, why did you say you were both, in that case?

One more thing, however. When does one start becoming 'technically Irish'?
How many years does one have to be out of the country before one's Nationality becomes a technicality?

There should be a simple answer to that, also