Sorry to hijack this thread, but this topic triggered a question in my mind. If a child is born in Ireland whose one of the parents are legally resided in ireland for the last 5 years, then the child is an irish national. How soon the child can apply for passport? I mean is there any limit that a c...

At what point did Ireland suddenly have a moral obligation to look after people who had probably never even heard of this country until they got here? At what point did we have a moral obligation to provide care and comfort and take on the financial burden of people who have no identifiable skills,...

New one just published

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/bre ... ing60.html

http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?Do ... &&CatID=59

benifa wrote: Once you have acquired 5 years lawful residence in Ireland with the EEA national of whom you are a family member, you have acquired the right of Permanent Residence.

Does this hold true no matter who the family member is? In other words, Husband, Wife, Son, Daughter, or just for Husband/Wife?

Hi I've been appointed as project Manager for our SAP roll-out across the EU. Our head office is in the Netherlands (I am based in Ireland) and I've been instructed to attend the first of many meetings there on the 8th of September. Unfortuntately the timing is bad, I go to renew my permission to re...

This could be an interesting case to keep an eye on. I'm not sure if it would set any precedents though. Zimbabwean challenges refusal of citizenship A YOUNG Zimbabwean man has brought a High Court challenge to the refusal to grant him Irish citizenship on grounds he was not of good character arisin...