Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ireland is the only country in the EU that has no language requirements to become a citizen.

Asked if this should be reconsidered in light of the Riad Bouchaker conviction, Taoiseach Micheál Martin rejects the idea, saying: "You're juxtaposing citizenship with murder."

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