Ms Hania and her four Irish-born sons, Mazen, Ismael, Ahmed and Nour, spent months campaigning on Mr Hania’s behalf and lobbied Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for help.

Mrs Hania and her four Irish-born sons, Mazen, Ismael, Ahmed and Nour, spent months pleading for help from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). His family said that he crossed the border and ...