High Court challenge for justice minister over Gazan student’s visa refusal

Sinead Marmion, a partner in Phoenix Law, said justice minister Jim O'Callaghan is being asked to 'simply reverse his position and allow a visa for their client'. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The High Court will today hear a legal challenge against justice minister Jim O’Callaghan by a Gazan student granted an Irish scholarship but denied a visa to travel here.

The case is being taken by Belfast firm Phoenix Law on behalf of Hafez Alrayyes, a 20-year-old Gazan student who had been awarded a fully funded scholarship to study engineering in Trinity College Dublin.