Meaning of "visa policy of Ireland grants visa-free entry to all Schengen Annex II nationalities"

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Schengen Annex II is the list of countries whose citizens enjoy visa-free access to the Schengen area for short-term visits. The passage you quote therefore means

People who enjoy visa-free access to the Schengen area by virtue of their nationality also enjoy visa-free access to Ireland, except for nationals of ...

The comparison is perhaps unhelpful to someone who simply wants to know whether they need a visa for Ireland, especially if that person is not familiar with Schengen policies.

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"Annex II" refers to Annex II of the EU regulation 539/2001

Specifically "Schengen Annex II nationalities" refers to citizens from one of the countries contained in this section of that document.

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