Growing number of migrants becoming Irish citizens, but integration "challenges" remain

A growing number of migrants are seeking and securing Irish citizenship, according to a new report published yesterday.

The annual Integration Monitoring Report by the ESRI and Integration Ireland showed that between 2005 and the end of 2012, almost one-third of European Economic Association (EEA) citizens who moved here secured citizenship.

That represents almost 54,700 people, and in 2012 alone some 20,200 non-EEA adults acquired Irish citizenship.