A 37-year-old Albanian national has become the first person to be convicted for providing false and misleading information in the process of applying for Irish citizenship.
Emri Bardhoshi pleaded guilty to breaching Section 29A of the Irish Nationality and Citizen Act at Mullingar Circuit Court.
He came to Ireland in 2001 claiming he was a Kosovan fleeing war in the Balkans.
Judge Keenan Johnson said it was an unusual prosecution and one that he had never come across before.
He said the whole process of applying for citizenship was built on integrity honesty and trust but Bardhoshi's actions had undermined the cornerstone of the whole system.
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