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Samantha is a Senior Manager at Fragomen’s Dublin office, where she assists international businesses relocate their employees and their families to Ireland. Her clients range from small start-ups to multinational information technology, software, financial services and pharmaceutical companies. 

Prior to joining Fragomen, Samantha specialised in corporate immigration at a leading corporate law firm and assisted multinational clients, start-ups and investors and entrepreneurs. Samantha has vast policy experience in European Migration, working with the European Migration Network.

Samantha has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, School of Law since 2017.

Education

  • Trinity College Dublin, School of Law, PhD, 2017
  • University College Cork, LLM, 2011
  • Dublin City University, MA in International Relations, 2009
  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges, B.A., 2005
  • Suffolk University Madrid, Erasmus, 2003

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Professional accomplishments

Memberships: Member, Law Society of Ireland

Publications and Lectures

Speaker, “Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce Planning.” Open Doors Initiative and Fragomen, Dublin, Ireland, 30 April 2025.

Speaker, “Exploring Pathways to European Residency and Citizenship.” Fragomen, Webinar, 11 February 2025.

Author, “Immigration Considerations in Corporate Transactions.” Irish Law Times, September 2021.

Author, “Child refugees and subsidiary protection appeals in Ireland.” Child and Family Law Quarterly, 2018.

Author, “Children’s Rights and Refugee Law. Conceptualising Children within the Refugee Convention” Routledge, 2017.

Co-author, “LGBT Asylum Applications in Ireland: Status Determination and Barriers to Protection.” Springer, 2020.

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November 17, 2025 | Blog post

Foreign Birth Registration: How to Claim Irish Citizenship Through Ancestry in 2025Read more

April 30, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce PlanningRead more

April 17, 2025 | Blog post

Naturalisation by Association in Ireland: Exploring the New Citizenship Guidelines Read more
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November 17, 2025 | Blog post

Foreign Birth Registration: How to Claim Irish Citizenship Through Ancestry in 2025Read more

April 30, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce PlanningRead more

April 17, 2025 | Blog post

Naturalisation by Association in Ireland: Exploring the New Citizenship Guidelines Read more
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November 17, 2025 | Blog post

Foreign Birth Registration: How to Claim Irish Citizenship Through Ancestry in 2025Read more

April 30, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce PlanningRead more

April 17, 2025 | Blog post

Naturalisation by Association in Ireland: Exploring the New Citizenship Guidelines Read more
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Block B, Central Quay Ground Floor, Riverside IV, Sir John Rogerson's Quay

Dublin, D02 RR77

Ireland

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November 17, 2025 | Blog post

Foreign Birth Registration: How to Claim Irish Citizenship Through Ancestry in 2025Read more

April 30, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce PlanningRead more

April 17, 2025 | Blog post

Naturalisation by Association in Ireland: Exploring the New Citizenship Guidelines Read more
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November 17, 2025 | Blog post

Foreign Birth Registration: How to Claim Irish Citizenship Through Ancestry in 2025Read more

April 30, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce PlanningRead more

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Naturalisation by Association in Ireland: Exploring the New Citizenship Guidelines Read more
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Dublin, D02 RR77

Ireland

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November 17, 2025 | Blog post

Foreign Birth Registration: How to Claim Irish Citizenship Through Ancestry in 2025Read more

April 30, 2025 | Meeting

Navigating Irish Immigration: Futureproofing Your Compliance and Workforce PlanningRead more

April 17, 2025 | Blog post

Naturalisation by Association in Ireland: Exploring the New Citizenship Guidelines Read more
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