IRELAND – Irish citizenship is to be granted to some 5,200 people at ceremonies today and tomorrow in Co Kerry.
Applicants from 132 countries and across all 32 counties on the island of Ireland will make a declaration of fidelity and loyalty to the State before Presiding Officer Judge Paddy McMahon at the six ceremonies in the INEC in Killarney.
Since the introduction of citizenship ceremonies in 2011, some 222,000 people have received Irish citizenship.
A total of 216 ceremonies have been held over the fourteen years, with people from over 180 countries receiving their certificates of naturalisation.
Applicants from India make up over 20% of those attending the ceremonies today and tomorrow (1,188), followed by applicants from Brazil (572), Romania (462), the United Kingdom (416), Poland (382), Philippines (271), South Africa (199), Pakistan (186), Nigeria (176) and China, including Hong Kong (154).
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