The paper reported that the Irish cabinet would likely discuss the move this Thursday as part of a strategy to clamp down on asylum applications.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris was quoted as saying that this was a “relatively recent phenomenon” that required more action. Visa-free travel to Ireland has only been in effect for about three years since the last time it was stopped due toBusinessTech reached out to the Irish embassy and the South African Department of Home Affairs for comment, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.Foreigners travelling on South African passports is not a new occurrence, and the security of the local passport has come under question in recent years.