Woman with date of birth from Ethiopian calendar on citizenship certificate fails to get order to change it

A woman who got Irish citizenship after giving a 1975 date of birth in line with the calendar of her native Ethiopia has failed to get court orders aimed at securing a new certificate with a 1982 birth date in line with the western Gregorian calendar.

In a letter accompanying her original application for naturalisation, the woman stated there was a seven-year difference between the two calendars.