New Irish citizens on the picture of David and Margaret Woloszyk Tyrrellstown [originally from Gdansk, Poland] pictured with his daughter Olivia [6] after the citizenship ceremony at the Convention Centre Dublin.
COVERS Amy Winehouse and Michael Buble songs, solo tin whistle and a member of the audience was invited to perform the Ghostbusters theme.
This thing did not happen during the administration of Alan Shatter when citizenship ceremonies were a much more formal affair.
But it was almost a party after the Garda Band pulled out all the stops to cover the late arrival of the Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald with a jam session at the Convention Centre Dublin.
Applicants for citizenship ceremony clapped and cheered along as Lekan Akinyemi, originally from Nigeria but now an Irish citizen living in Kilkenny, was taken to the stage to perform the Ghostbusters theme.
The raucous atmosphere calmed by the formal part of the event, the Minister finally appeared a few minutes later. There was applause when she welcomed the new citizens as part of a family whose Irish passport will be "incredibly welcome by everyone."
"While Ireland has sent his people all over the world, Ireland has never invaded anywhere, never tried to enslave or occupy," he said.
Elette Ebengho (21) of Nigeria, who came to live in Cork 16 years ago with his family and is now an apprentice pharmacist said he was going home to celebrate in true Irish style - with a cup of tea.
COVERS Amy Winehouse and Michael Buble songs, solo tin whistle and a member of the audience was invited to perform the Ghostbusters theme.
This thing did not happen during the administration of Alan Shatter when citizenship ceremonies were a much more formal affair.
But it was almost a party after the Garda Band pulled out all the stops to cover the late arrival of the Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald with a jam session at the Convention Centre Dublin.
Applicants for citizenship ceremony clapped and cheered along as Lekan Akinyemi, originally from Nigeria but now an Irish citizen living in Kilkenny, was taken to the stage to perform the Ghostbusters theme.
The raucous atmosphere calmed by the formal part of the event, the Minister finally appeared a few minutes later. There was applause when she welcomed the new citizens as part of a family whose Irish passport will be "incredibly welcome by everyone."
"While Ireland has sent his people all over the world, Ireland has never invaded anywhere, never tried to enslave or occupy," he said.
Elette Ebengho (21) of Nigeria, who came to live in Cork 16 years ago with his family and is now an apprentice pharmacist said he was going home to celebrate in true Irish style - with a cup of tea.
