Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Despite living in Ireland for 20 years, Parnell stabber Riad Bouchaker still had such bad English that he needed an Arabic interpreter in court. He also uttered anti-Irish slurs and said Ireland was "shit". Despite this, he was given citizenship.
Asked by Ben Scallan whether there should be culture and language requirements to gain citizenship, Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary rejected the idea, saying “Don't isolate one case, Ben - don't do that”, arguing that "citizenship is a much broader thing than just language" and that "contribution to the economy" mattered as well.
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Despite living in Ireland for 20 years, Parnell stabber Riad Bouchaker still had such bad English that he needed an Arabic interpreter in court. He also uttered anti-Irish slurs and said Ireland was "shit". Despite this, he was given citizenship.
Asked by Ben Scallan whether there should be culture and language requirements to gain citizenship, Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary rejected the idea, saying “Don't isolate one case, Ben - don't do that”, arguing that "citizenship is a much broader thing than just language" and that "contribution to the economy" mattered as well.
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