The children were all part of family groups, gardaí said.

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that the 44-year-old woman was ultimately able to obtain citizenship for herself, her husband and other family members arising out of the initial deception.

Sadullah Ovacikli, 44, from Turkey, who has no fixed address in Ireland, was stopped at Dublin Airport on September 11th after arriving at Terminal 1 with a fake German passport and was charged with two offences

Ms Justice Niamh Hyland said the risk to him does not outweigh the “very strong arguments” in favour of refusing to stop his deportation