Osheku & Ors v Ireland & Ors

Respondent/Defendant:Ireland & Ors
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[1986] IR 733
Judgment Date/s:27 Jun 1986
Judge:Gannon
Category:Citizenship, Deportation
Keywords:Citizenship, Deportation, Deportation Order

Mr. Osheku arrived in Ireland in 1979, claiming he had come on holiday. He married his Irish wife in 1981 and they had an Irish child. The Department of Justice asked Mr. Osheku to leave the country on a number of occasions and in 1983 the Department told him he could no longer remain in Ireland unless he supplied proof … Read More

Principles:A person may be deported even if they are married, or otherwise related, to an Irish citizen.
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