'I will do anything for this country — Cork is my family'

Originally from India, Nadim Hussain had to resort to drastic measures to secure an Irish Residence Permit

Nadim Hussain is currently waiting for an appointment to receive an IRP, go through the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service system, and hopes to move out of direct provision and into rented accommodation in the new year.

Having hit the headlines at a difficult time earlier this year, Nadim Hussain will end 2021 on a much more positive note having been granted permission to remain in Ireland.

The 34-year-old Cork resident had begun a hunger strike in October of this year after he was told he had been denied refugee status and potentially faced deportation.