More than 40 South African nationals deported overnight
A total of 42 South African nationals have been deported from Ireland overnight.
The nine men, 18 women and 15 children, who were all part of family units, left Dublin on a specially chartered flight at 3.30pm on Thursday, and arrived in Johannesburg at 4am Irish time on Friday.
It is the fourth deportation flight so far this year.
Two of the people deported had been convicted of offences in Ireland.
Three previous operations this year removed 130 people from the State, including 67 EU citizens on grounds of criminality.
Those deported were accompanied on the flight by gardaí, medical staff, an interpreter and a human rights observer.
In 2025, six charter operations were conducted, the Department of Justice said, which saw the deportation of 205 people.
To date this year, 2,108 deportation orders have been signed, and last year, 4,700 were signed, an increase of 96 per cent compared to 2024.
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said that the "vast majority" of South African nationals...
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