Non-national woman persuaded Cork man to say he was the father of her child to obtain passport

As a result of the deception, the woman was able to get a passport for her child, a right to work unlimited hours, and ultimately citizenship for herself

Accused admitted falsely claiming an Irish man was the biological father of her child, and three counts of false information in passport applications in 2009, 2012 and 2017. Picture: Larry Cummins

Sentencing of a woman whose passport fraud called into question “the integrity of both the Irish birth certificate registration system and the Irish passport system” has been further adjourned for a psychiatric report.

Detective Sergeant Keith Cleary of the Garda National Immigration Bureau outlined the intricate details of how frauds were carried out by the foreign national, who got a Cork man to pretend he was the biological father of one of her children.