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I want to begin by welcoming you – one and all – to this great day which marks a major milestone in your lives. I want to specially welcome all of those of you immediately in front of me who will...

Mayor Cummins, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for those warm words of welcome. I am delighted to be here in Waterford on this special day for all those...

It is a great pleasure and a privilege for me to be able to join you here to share in this special day – the day you will be granted Irish citizenship, the first of...

You have come to our country and have chosen to live among us. Some of you have been waiting a long time for this day to arrive. Today, we welcome you to our nation as its newest citizens and we hope that you will continue to...

As both participants and guests I am delighted to see you all here on this very special occasion. I know that the granting of Irish citizenship to so many of you here today who have come to our country from a foreign land is a major event in your life... passage and a moment for all of you to cherish. It is also a solemn event for this State to grant citizenship. It is particularly fitting that this

As both participants and guests I am delighted to see you all here on this very special occasion. I know that the granting of Irish...

Presiding Officer, fellow Oireachtas members, Commissioner, Cathaoirleach, Councillors and distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: I am delighted to join my Fine Gael colleagues, Ruaidhri, John, Billy McEvoy, County Manager and ...

SHATTER SPEECH - Speech to be delivered by Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, 15 October 2012, Citizenship Ceremony at the Convention Centre, Dublin...

As both participants and guests I am delighted to see you all here on this very special occasion. I know that the granting of Irish citizenship to so many of you here today who have come to our country from a foreign land is...

Since taking office, Jutice Minister Alan Shatter has granted citizenship to almost 28,000 applicants. MerrionStreet.ie attended one of the most recent...