Jihadi fighters risk losing their Irish passports

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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald

Jihadi fighters who are found to be using Ireland as a base for regular trips to conflict zones in Syria and Iraq face losing their citizenship of this country.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has warned she will take a tough line if there is strong evidence presented by the gardai against a suspect.

The minister was responding to yesterday's Irish Independent story that garda intelligence has pinpointed 30 jihadi fighters, who are resident here but travel regularly to the combat areas.

Mrs Fitzgerald said: "In the event of any information being brought to my attention, raising doubts about the good character of any naturalised citizen, I will not hesitate to invoke the statutory process, which is in place for the consideration of revoking citizenship".

That process requires the minister to establish a committee to examine the evidence that has been gathered and presented by the gardai.

After the evidence and intelligence has been reviewed, the suspect will then be given an opportunity to reply to the allegations.

The minister will then determine if she should use her powers under section 19 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship and revoke citizenship.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/jihadi-fighters-risk-losing-their-irish-passports-30527620.html

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Irish wouldn’t worry, doubted they will be coming back now all been surrounded!!!

[ifred]

Here no doubt we'd let them back in give them benefits (last job didn't work out) and let the impregnate more non believers !
Me I'd let them stay there to become naturalised citizen, as we using an old dated word Banished them

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Ilfred you need a good AVATAR may I suggest 1 for you?

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Maybe they should have been shot in the back while on their way out of Ireland?

[M T Glass]

The Minister's words are all shilly shally and are devoid of any conviction.

We'll ask them to reply !!!.....give me a break.

They're not exactly boy scouts trying to import playboy magazine.....are they?

[ifred]

Ilfred you need a good AVATAR may I suggest 1 for you?

go for it

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go for it

Try this one first m8 and let me know.

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go for it

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[GastonJ]

I'm sure the threat of losing your passport will frighten those people, you can probably hear them quaking in their boots... before flying into the UK and obtaining a passport from there before heading back to Ireland. As if losing their passport is the most important and terrifying thing they've ever faced in their lives. Better idea would be to close the borders, no flights, trains, buses or cars in or out and except one exit where they can be shot and left for the vultures to clear up. At least the wildlife won't go hungry.