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Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald

Don’t do a ‘Merkel‘.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court said the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald was entitled to make an order for the deportation a Nigerian mother and her eight-year-old son.

The boy was born in Ireland and has lived here all his life.

“The Minister, “as a matter of humanity”, might consider how she exercises her discretion concerning the orders, [Supreme Court Justice] Peter Charleton observed.”

“Adjourning the matter to October, Mr Justice John MacMenamim said the court would be “interested to see what happens in the meantime”….

Minister entitled to affirm deportation orders for woman and son (Irish Times)

Yesterday: Tomorrow Doesn’t Belong To You

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