NUIG STUDENT TO GET JUDICIAL REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT DECISION

Date Published: 18-Dec-2007

An American student attending NUIGalway has been given leave to apply for a judicial review of a Government decision that she lose her visa if she does not remove her son from a school in the cityErin Britton came to Galway in 2006 to complete a two-year Masters in Medieval Studies at NUIGHowever, she was not told at the time that she could only stay here if her son attended a private schoolErin Britton's 4 year old son Aidan attends Claddagh National School in the city, a State schoolMs. Britton is now seeking a judicial review of the Government's decisionAccording to today's Irish Times, Hilkka Becker, Senior Solicitor at the Immigrant Council of Ireland claims the Government's decision breaches the Constitution