Ellen O'DonoghueThe Minister for Justice has confirmed 63 people have been deported. A total of 54 adults, consisting of 28 men and 26 women, and nine children left Dublin Airport on Saturday on a charter flight to South Africa. It is the second such operation this year and the eighth since charter flights for removals and deportations recommenced in 2025. The people on board were accompanied by members of An Garda Síochána, medical staff, an interpreter and a human rights observer. Gardaí said 10 of the people deported had been convicted of offences in Ireland, with their removal supporting ongoing garda operations, including the targeting of sex offenders and domestic violence offenders; targeting the sale, supply, importation and cultivation of drugs; and targeting road safety.

Source: The Herald March 01, 2026 15:34 UTC