Man who repeatedly failed to provide fingerprints to facilitate deportation jailed for two months

Court heard this was the defendant’s third conviction for the same offence

Accused 'failed to cooperate and refused to supply the requested information on an ID form and did not consent to have his fingerprints taken', court told. Picture: Larry Cummins

A man facing a deportation order has repeatedly failed to provide fingerprints to facilitate his deportation and on Tuesday he was jailed for two months.

Defence solicitor Killian McCarthy said the man had been working and contributing to Irish society and did not understand why he was being deported.