More than 40 South African nationals are deported from Ireland via charter flight, following a Garda operation, according to multiple Irish news outlets. Reports say the total number is 42, with some sources describing the figure as “more than three dozen” or “more than 40.” The group includes 15 children who are part of family units. Gardaí and officials state that two of the people removed had previously been convicted of offences in Ireland and that their deportation supports ongoing operations by An Garda Síochána nationwide. Ireland’s Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is cited as confirming the deportation figure, and the operation is described as being carried out with the charter flight arrangements. The sources do not provide further details in the excerpts about the individuals’ identities, the timing beyond “yesterday/Thursday,” or the destination country, but they consistently frame the action as a coordinated removal from Ireland involving families and children, carried out under Irish policing and justice processes.