Over 50 people living in Co Kilkenny become Irish citizens this week

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has welcomed the granting of citizenship to 4000 new Irish citizens at ceremonies being held across two days in Killarney, Co. Kerry.

A total of 56 new Irish citizens have addresses in Co Kilkenny. 
 
The ceremonies are being held in the INEC Killarney over June 19 and 20 and applicants from 139 countries around the world will be conferred as Irish citizens.
 
Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State Niall Collins will address the ceremonies.

 
County and numbers of applications:

Co. Dublin
450

Co. Cork
261

Dublin 15
202

Co. Meath
151

Co. Kildare
152

Co. Galway
121

Dublin 24
118

Co. Louth
112

Cork City
108

Co. Wicklow
107

Dublin 8
102

Dublin 18
93

Co. Kerry
85

Co. Westmeath
77

Dublin 7
76

Dublin 1
72

Co. Wexford
72

Co. Tipperary
70

Limerick City
67

Dublin 13
60

Co. Limerick
60

Co. Clare
59

Co. Mayo
58

Co. Donegal
57

Co. Kilkenny
56

Waterford City
56

Dublin 4
55

Co. Laois
53

Dublin 11
51

Co. Waterford
50

Galway City
49

Dublin 6
49

Co. Cavan
48

Dublin 9
46

Dublin 16
42

Co. Carlow
41

Co. Monaghan
40

Dublin 22
40

Dublin 12
40

Co. Roscommon
39

Co. Sligo
37

Dublin 14
37

Co. Antrim
36

Dublin 5
36

Dublin 3
31

Co. Longford
30

Co. Offaly
29

Co. Down
23

Dublin 6W
23

Dublin 2
21

Dublin 17
16

Dublin 20
13

Co. Leitrim
13

Co. Derry
7

Co. Tyrone
7

Dublin 10
7

Co. Armagh
5

Co. Fermanagh
2

Total
3918

Minister McEntee said, “I congratulate and welcome our newest citizens on this milestone day in your lives. This marks the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one. Becoming an Irish citizen will guarantee certain fundamental rights under our Constitution. These rights are many and varied, but they will protect you, your family and your freedom.”
I encourage each new citizen to embrace your civic duty. It is an essential aspect of life in Ireland. It will empower you to become more engaged in civil society, whether it be in your local community or at a national level, some of you may choose to run for office in the coming years. Active involvement in the community will ensure everyone has a voice and will help strengthen our democracy.”
 
Today and tomorrow's ceremonies follow ceremonies hosted in the RDS, Dublin in March of this year.
 
Citizenship ceremonies were first introduced in 2011 in order to mark the occasion of the granting of citizenship in a dignified and solemn manner.

Since citizenship ceremonies were first introduced, there has been a total of 164 ceremonies (including the 19th & 20th June) with people from over 180 countries receiving their certificates of naturalisation.

To date, including minors, approximately 161,000 people have received Irish citizenship since 2011.