Demi Isaac Oviawe

2022 - 12 - 6

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Image courtesy of "The Corkman"

Young Offenders star Demi Isaac Oviawe is among Ireland's newest ... (The Corkman)

Best known for her starring role in hit Cork comedy TV series, the Young Offenders, Demi Isaac Oviawe was just two when she came to Ireland with her mother,

Both her parents died in the meantime and Demi had to wait until she was 18 until she applied for her citizenship. Finally Demi applied for her Irish citizenship and was fortunate that her parents, knowing she would do so, had put all the necessary papers and documentation safely away for her. “I didn’t have a passport until I was 16 and it was a Nigerian one,” she said.

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Cork actress and Young Offenders star Demi Isaac Oviawe granted ... (Cork Beo)

The passport has made things a lot easier. I have a lot of work coming in now so it's going to be smooth sailing. I'm just so excited now”

“I don’t know the technicality of why we came here. “Nigerian passports are green," she said, "When you go through customs or immigration people ask what the purpose of your visit is. I came here with my mother and my dad followed shortly afterwards. I have always been here. "I just remember landing in Mallow. Cork actress Demi Isaac Oviawe has been granted Irish citizenship after months of battling through a tedious application process.

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