Irish-born refugee, 7, loses appeal over refusal of Irish passport

The boy and his mother have refugee status and his father has since got permission to remain here following a family reunification application on foot of the mother’s refugee status.

A seven-year-old boy who got refugee status after being born here to an Afghan couple has lost his appeal aimed at being recognised as an Irish citizen.

The Minister for Justice refused the boy an Irish passport after his father’s refugee status was revoked in 2014 on the basis the father had given false and misleading information in 2005 when he sought asylum here, including not disclosing he had previously sought asylum in the UK.