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The High Court denied an applicant's request for judicial review challenging the Minister's decision to refuse a certificate of naturalisation based on failure to meet the continuous residence requirement. The court found that the applicant's absences from the state exceeded the statutory limits, even when accounting for exceptional circumstances. The court also rejected arguments that the application of the residence requirements was retrospective and dismissed claims that the relevant statutory provisions were unconstitutional.
judicial review, certificate of naturalisation, continuous residence requirement, Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, Minister's discretion, exceptional circumstances, retrospective application, constitutionality, statutory conditions, eligibility for citizenship, refusal of naturalisation, transitional provisions, prima facie case, plenary proceedings.
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