Last month, the US Embassy in Dublin said students applying for J-1 visas will undergo ‘comprehensive and thorough vetting’ of their social media.

All applicants are asked to list all their social media profiles, and make their accounts publicly accessible.

All applicants are being asked to list all their social media profiles, and make their accounts publicly accessible.

The 12-year-old Fiat van had been bought by Tomasz Pysz for €2,000 only days before its seizure in October 2022

Garda David Carson said he saw the untaxed van parked on a public road and seized it in October 2022, notifying the then registered owner.