Two further gatherings were held in Killarney this Tuesday with close on 4,000 people being conferred as Irish citizens in four separate ceremonies over two days.
Those involved took take an oath of fidelity to the nation and they will receive their certificates of naturalisation in the coming weeks.
Pictures: Don MacMonagle
Applicants from 139 countries around the world attended the ceremonies in the Gleneagle INEC Arena where retired judge Ms Deirdre Murphy presided.
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, represented the government yesterday and today that duty fell to Minister of State at the same department Niall Collins.
Minister of State Collins encouraged all the new citizens to embrace their Irish civic duty and contribute in any way they can to their communities.
The new citizens also undertook to faithfully observe the law of the State and respect its democratic values.
Of the 3,918 candidates there were 401 from the United Kingdom, 331 were from Poland, 321 from India, 279 from Romania, 202 from Pakistan, 201 from Brazil, 177 from Nigeria, 13 from the Syrian Arab Republic, 126 from the Philippines and 100 from the USA.
85 of those awarded citizenship are based in Kerry with 1,629 in Dublin, 261 in Cork, 121 in Galway, 112 in Louth, 151 in Meath, 152 in Kildare, 70 in Tipperary, 67 in Limerick and 39 in Roscommon.
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