Can a murder conviction stop someone from moving to ireland?
The short answer is: yes, it can. Normally, citizens of other E.U. member states have the right to live in Ireland without a residence permit, but you can be refused entry (or forced to leave at a later time) if the Gardai (the Irish police) believe you present a danger to the public, or that your behaviour contravenes public policy in some way, or you otherwise present some kind of threat to the security of the State. (It may, or may not, be the Gardai who make the determination in all cases, but it is they who will effect the removal of an undesirable person from the State.) If the nature of the crime was such that they (the Gardai) think your friend could be dangerous to the general public, they could refuse him entry in the first place, or force him to leave at a later time if they were initially unaware of his past. If they did decide to deport him after his arrival, it would be done with force, in a way that minimises the chance of evasion (something along the lines of kicking yo
