European ruling prompts Shatter to examine 120 immigration cases

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has ordered an examination of around 120 cases involving Irish citizens - whose parents are non-EU nationals - after a recent decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Two weeks ago, the ECJ found that a Member state could not deport the parents of a child with EU citizenship, or refuse them a work permit, as that would deprive the child of certain rights.