Jones v Minister for Justice

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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

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

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.
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