HIGH COURT

State entitled to refuse Malaysian students entry to Ireland for online course, court rules

The State was entitled to refuse two Malaysian students permission to land in Ireland to study online courses here, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Chain Wen Wei and Tang Ting Ting arrived at Cork Airport in December 2020, during a “Level 3” lockdown, to take up an English language course that moved online due … Read more

Indian chef wins in High Court after visa denied due to lack of tandoori chicken cooking skills

An Indian national with a permit to work in an Irish restaurant has won his High Court challenge to a judgment that denied his visa application because he could not demonstrate sufficient skills in tandoori chicken cooking. Ms. Justice Marguerite Bolger ruled that the Minister of Justice’s decision was “legally faulty” for a number of … Read more