Minister welcomes 5,000 new citizens to 'remarkable' Ireland

Some 5,000 people are being conferred with citizenship in ceremonies which began this morning in Killarney, Co Kerry.

The large scale ceremonies over two days got underway with a nod to the coronavirus. The usual neighbourly handshake after the oath of fealty to the State gave way to “nodding” as 900 people from among 135 countries nodded to their neighbours left and right and front and back at the first of the ceremonies in the INEC venue in Killarney.