Citizenship

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Irish Budget 2024
New online system for citizenship applications introduced by Department of Justice 
The portal, introduced on Tuesday, will be made available to those who want to complete their application, upload supporting documentation, and pay fees online

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confidence vote
New citizens ‘important reciprocation’ over millions who emigrated – McEntee
Ireland’s welcoming of 3,000 new citizens is an important reciprocation over the millions of Irish who emigrated over previous centuries, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

Visa application
Poor oversight and vetting issues marred 'cash-for-citizenship' scheme, report finds
However, EY warned against ending the scheme due to the 'significant' reputational and economic risks involved, given Ireland’s branding as 'an open economy' and heavy reliance on international investment

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

News of closure led to surge in applications to ‘cash for citizenship’ programme
News of closure led to surge in applications to ‘cash for citizenship’ programme
The programme saw wealthy individuals from third-party countries gain five-year citizenship rights within Ireland in exchange for a minimum investment in an Irish enterprise of €1m over three years

Thu, 25 May, 2023

‘I’m so relieved and grateful’: 1,500 people become Irish citizens in Dublin
‘I’m so relieved and grateful’: 1,500 people become Irish citizens in Dublin
Justice Minister Simon Harris, who addressed the first group of new citizens, paid tribute to those “who are part of our national tapestry of communities right across the country”

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Israel approves law to strip Arab attackers of their citizenship
Israel approves law to strip Arab attackers of their citizenship
The decision, which could potentially affect hundreds of Palestinian citizens and residents of Israel, was condemned as racist by Arab politicians as well as Palestinian officials in the occupied West Bank

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Citizenship ceremonies in Killarney hear warnings about threats to democracy
Citizenship ceremonies in Killarney hear warnings about threats to democracy
Ireland's 3,300 newest citizens urged to become part of their communities, while never forgetting their past

Mon, 05 Dec, 2022

Russia Putin
Vladimir Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree expanding a fast track to Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2022

Myanmar
Myanmar military revokes citizenship of opposition members
Myanmar’s military leaders have revoked the citizenship of top members of the main group coordinating resistance to army rule.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2022

close up picture of the cover of Irish passport
Minister ordered to decide on passport application for boy with two male parents
The application had been refused on the basis that "a parent was understood to mean either the mother or father of the child or a male adopter"

Thu, 16 Dec, 2021

Ireland's newest citizens: 'I knew nothing besides Bono and Father Ted'
Ireland's newest citizens: 'I knew nothing besides Bono and Father Ted'
Catherine Tattersall from the UK "got quite angry when the Brexit vote happened" so applied for Irish citizenship to "remain European"

Wed, 15 Dec, 2021

Oireachtas Committee Visit Passport Office in Balbriggan, County Dublin
Department expects nearly double its record number of passport applications next year
There is also a significant backlog in the processing of foreign birth registration applications for Irish citizenship awarded by descent

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021

Backlog forces Croatian woman to fly home to apply for daughter's passport
Backlog forces Croatian woman to fly home to apply for daughter's passport
The woman, whose baby has an Irish birth certificate and all the supporting documentation, said: "No one seems to be able to tell me where my passport application is at"

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
McEntee to propose shorter wait for child citizenship
Draft changes will make the path to citizenship easier for children born in Ireland to parents who are not Irish citizens

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Taoiseach visit to the US
‘Hierarchy of Irishness’ to be raised at citizenship conference
The concept of a “hierarchy of Irishness” is set to be discussed at a conference on citizenship.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021

Supreme Court ruling means State needs new procedure for revoking Irish citizenship
Supreme Court ruling means State needs new procedure for revoking Irish citizenship
The Supreme Court has ruled that two sections of the law to revoke citizenship are unconstitutional

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Shining a light on the patient’s diagnosis
Calls for fast-tracked citizenship for immigrant healthcare workers
Petition launched to speed up Irish naturalisation process for workers who have fought on the front lines of Covid

Tue, 19 Jan, 2021

Temporary system to allow 4,000 to gain Irish citizenship by March
Temporary system to allow 4,000 to gain Irish citizenship by March
Some 4,000 people applying for Irish citizenship can now complete their naturalisation process through a temporary system opened by the justice minister today

Mon, 18 Jan, 2021

Letters to the Editor: City council: Give us a sign that you are listening
Letters to the Editor: City council: Give us a sign that you are listening
On Friday night last Cork City Council organised a special commemoration ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the Burning of Cork.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2020

Supreme Court rules law on revoking citizenship is unconstitutional
Supreme Court rules law on revoking citizenship is unconstitutional
The decision is of wide-ranging significance and affects some 40 other cases.

Wed, 14 Oct, 2020

State couldn't fund Derry woman's legal battle over her 'foreign jurisdiction'
State couldn't fund Derry woman's legal battle over her 'foreign jurisdiction'
Emma DeSouza and husband owe £80,000 over case taken under the principles of the Good Friday Agreement

Thu, 01 Oct, 2020

Scales of justice and Gavel on wooden table and Lawyer or Judge working with agreement in Courtroom, Justice and Law concept
Minister loses important Supreme Court appeals over approach to deportation cases
The judgments have implications for at least 30 similar cases and for couples in similar circumstances

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

Brexit
Parents seek decision on passport application for son born via surrogacy 
The passport application was made on behalf of the boy whose parents are a same-sex couple

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

Billy Kelleher wants Government to pay legal bill for Emma DeSouza's citizenship challenge
Billy Kelleher wants Government to pay legal bill for Emma DeSouza's citizenship challenge
Derry woman took on the British government over citizenship rights

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

Albanian man is first to be jailed in Ireland for making false citizenship declaration
Albanian man is first to be jailed in Ireland for making false citizenship declaration
A man has been jailed for a year and a half for the offence of making a false declaration in the application for Irish citizenship.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Kosovan man wins appeal against citizenship refusal over driving offences
Kosovan man wins appeal against citizenship refusal over driving offences
A Kosovan man who came here legally as a teenager and now runs a take-away restaurant business has won his appeal over being refused citizenship on the basis he was not of "good character" arising from having committed road traffic offences.

Tue, 12 May, 2020

Nods replace handshakes as 5,000 conferred with citizenship
Nods replace handshakes as 5,000 conferred with citizenship

About 5,000 people were conferred with citizenship in ceremonies which continued in Killarney, Co Kerry, yesterday.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Minister welcomes 5,000 new citizens to 'remarkable' Ireland
Minister welcomes 5,000 new citizens to 'remarkable' Ireland

Some 5,000 people are being conferred with citizenship in ceremonies which began this morning in Killarney, Co Kerry.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Citizenship ceremonies to go ahead but people who visited regions with Covid-19 asked not to attend
Citizenship ceremonies to go ahead but people who visited regions with Covid-19 asked not to attend

Large-scale Citizenship ceremonies will go ahead as planned in Killarney on Monday and Tuesday the Department of Justice says.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

Minister welcomes Ireland's 2,000 new citizens
Minister welcomes Ireland's 2,000 new citizens

Some 2,000 people today walked into the convention centre in Killarney with nationalities spanning 100 countries - but walked out Irish citizens, with the same rights and obligations as everyone else who is a citizen in the State.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

2,000 people from more than 100 countries to be conferred with Irish citizenship today
2,000 people from more than 100 countries to be conferred with Irish citizenship today

The ceremonies take place at the Gleneagle Hotel Convention Centre which is now the venue for the foreseeable future for the conferring ceremonies.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

Charlie Flanagan: Welcome new citizens to our Irish family
Charlie Flanagan: Welcome new citizens to our Irish family

The narrative of ‘them’ and ‘us’ is offensive to our history as a nation of emigrants, writes Charlie Flanagan

Mon, 09 Dec, 2019

Appeal court overturns 'unduly rigid' High Court finding affecting citizenship applications
Appeal court overturns 'unduly rigid' High Court finding affecting citizenship applications

An "unworkable" and "unduly rigid" High Court finding that applicants for Irish citizenship must have "unbroken" residence here in the year before they apply has been overturned on appeal.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

Judgment reserved on citizenship ruling appeal as judges consider 'continuous residence' interpretation
Judgment reserved on citizenship ruling appeal as judges consider 'continuous residence' interpretation

The Minister for Justice has asked the Court of Appeal (COA) to overturn a “very restrictive” High Court finding, saying it means, with “very, very few exceptions”, nobody qualifies for Irish citizenship.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2019

'Irish citizenship through birth or descent' the most visited document on Citizens Information website
'Irish citizenship through birth or descent' the most visited document on Citizens Information website

Citizens Information had more than 13 million users last year with 'Irish citizenship through birth or descent' the most visited document.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2019

Judge rules citizenship applicants can’t leave
Judge rules citizenship applicants can’t leave

A shock High Court ruling that anyone applying for citizenship must not leave the country at all in the year before their application could impact thousands of people.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2019

'This tiny island has as its citizens people from every country on this planet'
'This tiny island has as its citizens people from every country on this planet'

Some of Ireland's newest citizens have been urged to seize the opportunity afforded to them by their new status by taking part in the upcoming referendum on May 24.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2019

2,400 people from more than 90 countries to become Irish citizens
2,400 people from more than 90 countries to become Irish citizens

Three separate ceremonies will be held in Killarney to mark the occasion.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2019

'All children should have equal access to citizenship', says Solidarity group
'All children should have equal access to citizenship', says Solidarity group

Calls have been made to ensure everyone born in Ireland is entitled to Irish citizenship after a number of high profile attempts to deport children.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2019

Bill to restore birthright citizenship to Ireland before the Dáil this week
Bill to restore birthright citizenship to Ireland before the Dáil this week

A bill that would restore the right of those born in Ireland to become Irish citizens is before the Dail this week.

Tue, 15 Jan, 2019

Over 10,000 become naturalised Irish citizens
Over 10,000 become naturalised Irish citizens

More than 10,000 people became naturalised Irish citizens last year, as new figures also revealed a rise in the number of people issued passports, particularly from the UK.

Tue, 01 Jan, 2019

US Bill to provide 5,000 visas for Irish citizens passes to next stage
US Bill to provide 5,000 visas for Irish citizens passes to next stage

Thousands of US visas could soon be available to Irish citizens looking to live and work stateside.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2018

New service to allow people to renew their passports online
New service to allow people to renew their passports online

Irish people abroad can now renew their passports online under a new service.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2018

Emotional ceremonies see 3,000 people conferred with Irish citizenship
Emotional ceremonies see 3,000 people conferred with Irish citizenship

Some 3,000 people were conferred with Irish citizenship at highly emotional ceremonies in the Convention Centre in Killarney on Monday.

Mon, 26 Nov, 2018

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