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# Asylum Seekers

Yesterday
18th April 2024
Child hospitalised due to pest infection in asylum seeker accommodation centre
18 Apr
14.5k
This week
14th April 2024 - 19th April 2024
'Generous' Dublin restaurants 'happy to help', providing free meals for asylum seekers
16 Apr
28.9k
Irish journalist Sally Hayden denied entry to Rwanda to report on 30th anniversary of genocide
16 Apr
16.4k
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Hotels, state bodies and Direct Provision: The companies behind Ireland's refugee housing sector
More than €2 billion was paid by the Government on the sector last year.
Stephen McDermott
14 Apr
36.9k
Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
Bring an end to tent encampments and deport asylum seekers that commit crime - FF migration report
13 Apr
25.3k
Harris says Ireland will comply fully with Migration Pact, including setting up reception centres
The European Parliament yesterday voted to adopt the Migration and Asylum Pact yesterday.
11 Apr
12.4k
MEPs vote in favour of EU Migration Pact to overhaul rules on asylum seekers and migrants
The new Migration and Asylum Pact is a package of 10 laws drawn up after years of negotiations that aim to get EU countries to act together on migration.
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
Reports from Brussels
Updated 10 Apr
33.4k
MEPs will vote today on the EU Migration Pact: Here's what it means (in a five-minute summary)
Stephen McDermott
10 Apr
38.5k
Gardaí probe Dublin assault on asylum seeker who says he and others called 'black monkeys'
8 Apr
24.6k
This month
April 2024
Government to offer temporary shelter to asylum seekers sleeping rough during Storm Kathleen
5 Apr
11.9k
Last month
March 2024
Sharp increase in prosecutions and prison terms for asylum seekers arriving without passports
27 Mar
36.2k
The Government unveiled two big plans around asylum seekers today - here's what they are
It involves empty office spaces and a new EU Pact.
Updated 27 Mar
59.7k
'Criminal element embedded' in Coolock protest against asylum seekers, DCC meeting told
25 Mar
32.3k
Asylum seekers brought to court over lack of ID sparks claims of 'interference' in process
Eoghan Dalton
23 Mar
78.3k
Palestinian man who slept on Mount Street came to Ireland to escape 'death at any moment'
Mohamed has been deeply affected by the situation in Gaza, describing it as a “massacre”.
Órla Ryan
22 Mar
15.6k
RELATED
O'Gorman denies asylum seekers were moved from Mount Street because of St Patrick's Day
17 Mar
Asylum seekers who left Dublin Mountains camp attempt to find shelter for the night
16 Mar
Government accused of 'playing games' as some asylum seekers bussed to Dublin Mountains return to city
16 Mar
'Why's he in Japan?': Protesters say O’Gorman must answer questions over asylum seeker treatment
Eimer McAuley
Updated 19 Mar
33.7k
Ireland failing to protect unaccompanied migrant children, EU report states
Patricia Devlin
19 Mar
7.6k
O'Gorman denies asylum seekers were moved from Mount Street because of St Patrick's Day
Updated 17 Mar
25.2k
Varadkar denies government bussed asylum seekers from city to avoid Patrick's Day embarrassment
Christina Finn
reports from Washington DC
16 Mar
24.5k
Government accused of 'playing games' as some asylum seekers bussed to Dublin Mountains return to city
Many tents and people’s belongings had been removed from the area.
A number of men were taken from Mount Street in Dublin today to tented accommodation in south county Dublin.
Some men returned to Dublin City, however, to find their tents destroyed.
16 Mar
129k
DCC councillors discussed the tents near Mount Street yesterday and let loose on the government
14 Mar
22.1k
Debunked: A UNHCR article saying Ireland has given refugees the right to vote is 20 years old
8 Mar
544
Varadkar says plan to process irregular migrants outside EU won't dramatically decrease arrivals
7 Mar
6.4k
Former Fine Gael Justice Minister criticises Govt for leaving asylum seekers on the streets
6 Mar
7.9k
Irish Refugee Council criticises decision to end emergency accommodation offered during cold spell
4 Mar
8.5k
Emergency accommodation offered to homeless asylum seekers ends, despite freezing temperatures forecast
3 Mar
19.4k
Emergency housing: How a small network of companies is making millions from a ballooning industry
One TD has called for more oversight into the provision of emergency housing.
According to Government data, more than €1 billion was spent housing new arrivals between January and September last year.
More than 50 companies run interchangeably by two directors have been paid over €20 million between them in two years.
One TD has called for more oversight into the provision of emergency housing.
3 Mar
46.3k
Some homeless asylum seekers offered accommodation last night back in their tents
2 Mar
29.8k
February
February 2024
Department officials set to discuss age assessment process for unaccompanied minors, PAC hears
29 Feb
8.7k
Gardaí probing alleged assault of girl in Kildare amid false online rumours of sexual crime
Updated 28 Feb
58.3k
Albania votes to approve deal with Italy to hold asylum seekers
Updated 22 Feb
9.4k
Person tried to get job at asylum seeker hostel to 'cause trouble and enact racial discrimination'
The individual was not hired after Dublin City Dorms carried out a background check.
A staff member at the centre raised security concerns with the International Protection Accommodation Services
Dublin City Dorms began operating as an accommodation centre in early 2023, having previously been a tourist hostel
The centre was among the buildings vandalised during the Dublin riots in November
Órla Ryan
22 Feb
16.9k
Drogheda TD says O’Gorman made ‘arrogant decision’ in housing asylum seekers in local hotel
Updated 16 Feb
32.7k
Questions raised over decision to house asylum seekers at major Drogheda hotel
15 Feb
13.3k
Promised interpretation standards for asylum applications not being introduced by deadline
Poor interpretation undermines asylum seekers’ credibility and delays their cases, say lawyers.
13 Feb
9.7k
Asylum-seeker support workers expected to act as interpreters without specialist training
Experts concerned that ‘cultural mediators’ being asked to provide “interpretation services” beyond their required skill set.
Cultural mediators were introduced to speed up the asylum application process
Advocates say the lack of clarity around role risks harming asylum seekers
UN body who trains them says mediators "not legally accountable" for applications
Alice Chambers
13 Feb
13.7k
'Campaign of arson' on properties linked to asylum seekers is 'unprecedented', says Tánaiste
12 Feb
5.2k
Better communication won't do anything to change mind of someone intent on committing arson - O'Gorman
9 Feb
3.8k
How arson attacks on properties linked to asylum seekers have escalated over the last six years
The fire at a building in Co Wicklow at the weekend is the latest in a pattern of attacks.
Updated 6 Feb
20.0k
Mary Lou McDonald: 'Government has not handled the immigration question well'
4 Feb
12.9k
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