Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family
Reverend Meghan Farr, a priest in Cork, Ireland, warns that proposed changes to citizenship laws could force her family to leave the country. The new rules would extend the residency requirement for naturalization from five to eight years, potentially causing her son to age out of eligibility.
Why it matters
The case highlights the personal impact of shifting immigration policies on skilled workers and their families who have integrated into local communities.
Rev. Farr moved to Cork from the United States in 2022 on a Stamp 3 Minister of Religion Visa with her husband and three sons to take up the post, which also includes serving as chaplain to St Luke’s Care Home in Blackrock. Picture: Chani Anderson
The most senior priest in one of Cork 's most iconic landmarks has said the proposed new citizenship laws could split up her family.
Reverend Meghan Farr, the priest-in-charge of St Anne’s Church in Shandon, criticised the retroactive new laws proposed by justice minister Jim O’Callaghan which will increase the length of time a person must live in Ireland to be eligible for citizenship from five to eight years.
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