Northern Irish citizens will be impacted by High Court decision, Immigrant Council says

“What does this ruling mean for them?"

The CEO of the Immigrant Council of Ireland has warned that Northern Ireland citizens seeking citizenship in the Republic are going to be impacted by Thursday’s controversial decision in the High Court by Mr Justice Max Barrett that applicants for citizenship must have “unbroken” residence here for a year before they apply.

Mr Justice Barrett said the Minister for Justice’s discretionary practice of allowing applicants six weeks out of the country, for holiday or other reasons, and more time in exceptional circumstances, is not permitted by law.