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flag Two same-sex mothers won legal challenge to Ireland’s denial of citizenship to their IVF-born daughter, citing constitutional and human rights violations.

flag Two married women, one Irish and one New Zealand national, have won permission to challenge Ireland’s denial of Irish citizenship to their daughter, born via IVF in the UK in 2024. flag Despite both being named on the child’s UK birth certificate and being legally married in Ireland, Irish authorities refused citizenship under the 1956 Nationality and Citizenship Act, which does not recognize same-sex spouses as legal parents in IVF cases. flag The women’s legal team argues the law violates constitutional rights and international human rights standards. flag The High Court, presided by Judge Mary Rose Gearty, granted judicial review, with a hearing set for May 12, 2026.

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