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
Co. Tipperary
70
Limerick City
67
Dublin 13
60
Co. Limerick
Co. Clare
59
Co. Mayo
58
Co. Donegal
57
Co. Kilkenny
56
Waterford City
Dublin 4
55
Co. Laois
53
Dublin 11
51
Co. Waterford
50
Galway City
49
Dublin 6
Co. Cavan
48
Dublin 9
46
Dublin 16
42
Co. Carlow
41
Co. Monaghan
40
Dublin 22
Dublin 12
Co. Roscommon
39
Co. Sligo
37
Dublin 14
Co. Antrim
36
Dublin 5
Dublin 3
31
Co. Longford
30
Co. Offaly
29
Co. Down
23
Dublin 6W
Dublin 2
21
Dublin 17
16
Dublin 20
13
Co. Leitrim
Co. Derry
7
Co. Tyrone
Dublin 10
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.