At least three Irish citizens were issued deportation orders from EU countries in the last two years, according to new figures.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided consular assistance to Irish citizens in two deportation cases within EU member states in 2024 and one in 2025.
Speaking to RTÉ’s This Week programme, a spokesperson for the Department said it does not comment on individual cases in order to protect the identity of the citizen receiving consular assistance.
For the same reason, the country from which the deportation order was issued was also not disclosed.
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