4,000 to be deported or refused entry to Ireland in 2016; highest number in 6 years

Ireland will deport or remove more than 4,000 people from its shores this year, the highest number in six years.

The disclosure came from Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald.

“It should be noted that the overwhelming majority of persons who arrive at the frontiers of the State without permission to enter or reside here are refused leave to land, without ever reaching the stage where they would be considered under the deportation process,” she said.