Marie McCormack, 62, of Offington Avenue, Sutton, Dublin 13, had a book of evidence served on her on Friday at Dublin District Court.

One of the women is an Irish national, and her wife is from New Zealand.

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that the 45-year-old obtained citizenship for herself, her husband and her children after she provided false information to the State.

Aaron O’Brien (19), of Innishannon Road, Fair Hill, Cork, tried to use his friend's passport to board a US-bound flight

Carney obtained Irish citizenship in the late 1980s.

The child’s mother had subsidiary protection at the time of his birth and has since had this protection renewed.