Facts Section 15(1) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides, inter alia, that “Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of naturalisation, the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant the application, if satisfied that the applicant … (c) has had a period of one year’s continuous residence in the State immediately before the date … Read More
Jones v Minister for Justice
Jones v Minister for Justice
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2019] IEHC 519 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 11 Jul 2019 |
| Judge: | Barrett M |
| Category: | Citizenship |
| Keywords: | Citizenship, Citizenship (Acquisition of), Naturalisation |
| Country of Origin: | Australia |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/85b79577-5e85-4c3c-bbc8-f32d8bd114c4/2019_IEHC_519_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | For the last year prior to a naturalisation application an applicant must show a one-year period of residence in Ireland that is unbroken, uninterrupted, connected throughout in space or time. |