Visa refused to pregnant wife of Irish solicitor

THE Department of Justice is refusing to grant a visa to the pregnant Ukrainian wife of an Irish solicitor.

Visa refused to pregnant wife of Irish solicitor

Cork solicitor Denis Linehan, 50, and his wife Larisa, 37, made headlines last year when they lost a High Court battle to get a visa so they could marry in Ireland.

The couple were forced to marry in Britain instead. But even then the Government refused to recognise the religious marriage as there was no civil ceremony.

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