Who counts as family I can bring to Ireland under the reunification rules?

Irish family reunification policy is built mainly around the immediate, or nuclear, family. That typically means your spouse, civil partner, qualifying de facto partner and dependent children under 18.

Other relatives, such as dependent parents or adult relatives, face much tighter conditions and are only allowed in more limited circumstances. So the first question is always whether your relative falls within the core family categories or one of the narrower exceptions.