A ceremony is taking place in Dublin which will see more than 5,000 people become new Irish citizens.
Applicants from over 130 countries are being conferred with citizenship today and tomorrow.
Before the doors of Dublin's Convention Centre had opened, a queue had formed.
Despite the capital's biting wind, the mood among the soon-to-be Irish citizens was upbeat.
At the top of the line was Vijayanti Jayaratne.
"I'm feeling very happy and very special today," she says.
Ms Jayaratne came from Sri Lanka in 2006, and works here as a special needs assistant.
"I'm just very privileged and honoured to be part of the Irish community," she says.
The 10 nationalities of applicants are: India (914), United Kingdom (614), Brazil (531), Romania (380), Poland (360), Philippines (241), South Africa (210), Nigeria (205), Pakistan (191) and the United States Of America (191).
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Applicants from over 130 countries are being conferred with citizenship today and tomorrow.
Before the doors of Dublin's Convention Centre had opened, a queue had formed.
Despite the capital's biting wind, the mood among the soon-to-be Irish citizens was upbeat.
At the top of the line was Vijayanti Jayaratne.
"I'm feeling very happy and very special today," she says.
Ms Jayaratne came from Sri Lanka in 2006, and works here as a special needs assistant.
"I'm just very privileged and honoured to be part of the Irish community," she says.
The 10 nationalities of applicants are: India (914), United Kingdom (614), Brazil (531), Romania (380), Poland (360), Philippines (241), South Africa (210), Nigeria (205), Pakistan (191) and the United States Of America (191).
More than 5,000 people being granted Irish citizenship
A ceremony is taking place in Dublin which will see more than 5,000 people become new Irish citizens.
