Fajujonu and Ors v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Ors

Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice & Ors
Court/s:High Court, Supreme Court
Citation/s:[1990] 10 ILRM 234, Unreported
Judgment Date/s:02 Dec 1987
Judge:Barrington
Category:Citizenship, Deportation
Keywords:Citizenship, Deportation, Deportation Order

Two of the appellants were a non-national married couple who came to Ireland from London in 1981. They failed to report to an immigration officer, as required and stayed longer than a month without the Minister’s permission. They had a son in 1983. In 1984 their situation came to the attention of the Department of Justice and the Minister asked … Read More

Principles:An Irish-born child has a constitutional right, albeit not absolute, to the company, care and parentage of his or her parents within the family unit unless there are strong reasons in the interests of the common good and protection of the State justifying the contrary.
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