# citizenship - Monday 20 June, 2022
# Céad Míle Fáilte
# Céad Míle Fáilte
950 people were conferred with Irish citizenship at two ceremonies at the Gleneagle INEC Arena in Killarney.
# citizenship - Friday 10 September, 2021
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
The citizenship application process usually takes around two years in France.
# citizenship - Thursday 20 May, 2021
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
Dr Jawad Zaman (33) has been living in Ireland since 2015.
# citizenship - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Fáilte
# Fáilte
Citizenship ceremonies have been temporarily replaced by signing a declaration of loyalty.
# citizenship - Saturday 3 April, 2021
# Covid-19 Pandemic
# Covid-19 Pandemic
Doctors have written to all TDs and senators asking for their citizenship to be fasttracked as a gesture for their work during the pandemic.
# citizenship - Tuesday 23 March, 2021
# Naturalisation
# Naturalisation
Currently, children born in Ireland whose parents are not Irish citizens – and haven’t met residency requirements – must live here for at least five years before they can gain citizenship .
# citizenship - Saturday 13 March, 2021
# Application Backlog
# Application Backlog
The Department said it can’t fast-track the healthcare workers’ applications specifically, as it doesn’t segregate applicants by their work.
# citizenship - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
Shamima Begum had her British citizenship revoked and now cannot return to fight her case.
# citizenship - Monday 18 January, 2021
# Citizens
# Citizens
4,000 people awaiting citizenship will be able to finish the process by the end of March.
# citizenship - Wednesday 14 October, 2020
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Ali Damache is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence in the US.
# citizenship - Thursday 24 September, 2020
# Eu Settlement Scheme
# Eu Settlement Scheme
Experts from the University of Oxford have issued the warning today.
# citizenship - Friday 10 July, 2020
# Céad Míle Fáilte
# Céad Míle Fáilte
Today’s pilot online ceremony is one of the first of its kind in Europe.
# citizenship - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Naturalisation
# Naturalisation
The man originally came to Ireland under the alias of a Kosovo national and sought asylum under a false name.
# citizenship - Monday 9 March, 2020
# Retention Crisis
# Retention Crisis
One doctor described the stress of applying for citizenship and work permits, and the toll it has taken on his personal life.
# citizenship - Monday 2 March, 2020
# New Irish
# New Irish
People from the UK top the table of new Irish citizens with nearly 1,000 set to take part in ceremonies in Kerry.
# citizenship - Friday 20 December, 2019
# Irish Identity
# Irish Identity
Emma De Souza has always identified as Irish, a right that is enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement.
# citizenship - Thursday 19 December, 2019
# India
# India
At least three people were reported to have been killed during protests around the country.
# citizenship - Monday 9 December, 2019
# Céad Míle Fáilte
# Céad Míle Fáilte
Such ceremonies were put on hold after a High Court ruling in July.
# citizenship - Monday 25 November, 2019
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Emma DeSouza’s legal team submitted papers to the Court of Appeal in Belfast to challenge a citizenship ruling from October.
# citizenship - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Emma DeSouza
# Emma DeSouza
The tribunal made its initial ruling following an appeal by the Home Office in October.
# citizenship - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Court Of Appeal
# Court Of Appeal
Last May’s High Court decision caused controversy and massive uncertainty.
# citizenship - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Good Friday Agreement
# Good Friday Agreement
The claim was made by Sinn Féin following a UK Tribunal ruling this week.
# citizenship - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
The Home Office won an appeal against a ruling which found that people born in the North are not automatically British.
# citizenship - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Identity
# Identity
The issue about more than citizenship and identity, writes Sarah Creighton.
# Court
# Court
DeSouza, from Co Derry, identified herself as Irish in an application for a residence card for her US-born husband.
# citizenship - Sunday 13 October, 2019
# Chaos
# Chaos
A High Court ruling in July has halted the processing of citizenship applications.
# citizenship - Friday 26 July, 2019
# Podcast
# Podcast
We discuss the ruling that led to the shock decision on this week’s podcast.
# citizenship - Thursday 25 July, 2019
# Court Of Appeal
# Court Of Appeal
Last week’s surprise High Court ruling was branded by “absurd” by experts with the Justice Minister promising “urgent action”.
# citizenship - Saturday 20 July, 2019
# Midnight Must Read
# Midnight Must Read
This week’s High Court decision came as a shock – so what does it all actually mean for citizenship ?
# citizenship - Thursday 18 July, 2019
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
Nobody can now be granted Irish citizenship if they have spent a single day outside the country in the past year.
# citizenship - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
The ruling applies to those who have left Ireland in the year before they apply for citizenship .
# Courts
# Courts
Experts called the ruling “absurd”, pointing out that the law on citizenship has never been interpreted so strictly before.
# citizenship - Friday 12 July, 2019
# Citizenship Question
# Citizenship Question
He directed federal agencies to compile the information using existing databases instead.
# citizenship - Monday 29 April, 2019
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
Those gathering will receive their Certificate of Naturalisation by post in the coming days.
# citizenship - Tuesday 2 April, 2019
# Shamima Begum
# Shamima Begum
Shamima Begum was 15 when she and two friends left London to marry Islamic State fighters in Syria in 2015.
# citizenship - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
# Syria
# Syria
There is concern that this move could set a “dangerous precedent”.
# citizenship - Tuesday 19 February, 2019
# Shamima Begum
# Shamima Begum
The family of Shamima Begum have said they are disappointed with the Home Office’s decision.
# citizenship - Sunday 18 November, 2018
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
The right was removed in a 2004 referendum.
# citizenship - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
# 14th Amendment
# 14th Amendment
Donald Trump plans to scrap the right to citizenship for anyone born in the United States.
# citizenship - Saturday 29 September, 2018
# Citizenship
# Citizenship
A poll has found support for extending voting rights at 27%.
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