Naas Rugby Football Club and Church challenge visa scheme refusals

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Naas Rugby Football Club and The Church on the Main Street CLG challenged their exclusion from the Immigrant Investor Programme at the High Court on 10 June 2024.

The Minister for Justice had rejected their proposed endowment projects, which included a Naas rugby pitch and improvements to a foodbank and drop-in centre at the Dara Cinema. The applicants sought orders quashing the refusals and requiring reconsideration; they argued the decisions were unlawful.

Ms Justice Niamh Hyland granted permission for the judicial review challenges to proceed on an ex-parte basis and adjourned them to a later date that month.