Supreme Court overturns Justice Minister's refusal of citizenship on 'national security' grounds

The Supreme Court has quashed the Minister for Justice's refusal to grant Irish citizenship to a man based on "national security" grounds.

In a significant decision, the five-judge court unanimously held the Minister had not justified his failure to give the man, from a non-EU country, any reasons or information concerning the refusal beyond saying it was due to "national security" considerations.