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# direct provision

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Asylum seeker enters 35th day of hunger strike in Sligo centre
Stephen Rea opens pop-up café aiming to raise awareness about Direct Provision
Nine companies were paid more than €10m each for providing direct provision centres
Government criticised over failure to properly reform Direct Provision
Asylum seekers living in Ireland more than five years should be given "special amnesty"
Ireland deported or removed 3,800 people last year
Could Ireland spend more on children in Direct Provision? Here's how the numbers crunch
Government to increase allowance for child asylum-seekers
Imagine living in a 20’ x 10’ room, your belongings are in one cupboard and you don't know if you'll be there a year or a decade
Tánaiste says there shouldn't be "upper limit" on the refugees Ireland takes
It's like being slowly poisoned - I wouldn't wish the life of direct provision on my worst enemy...
Direct provision student who received 575 points told to accept college offer
Teenager in direct provision gets 575 points, but can't afford college fees
Some kids have lived their whole lives in Direct Provision. It's time to do the right thing.
Here's what needs to be done to help asylum seekers in Ireland
Poll: Should long-term asylum seekers be allowed to work?
UN asks Ireland why government has not organised a referendum on abortion
Children moved from asylum centres after claims of inappropriate contact
Teenage girl who attempted suicide says chats with nurses saved her
It's clear: The direct provision system is utterly unfit for purpose
One person has been in an asylum centre for 11 years - this is how they live
Public servants could be in for €800 windfall
I feed my children when they're hungry. Parents in direct provision don't have that choice.
Anti-Deportation Ireland: ALL members of asylum reform group should resign
"We have a love affair with incarcerating people in Ireland"
"If you manage to get here in strong mental health, this system will sap your soul and spirit"
'Why have 16 children died in Direct Provision?'
"The kids began laughing when he told them that his family have to queue up for food"
Opinion: Workhouses and Direct Provision – the parallels can no longer be ignored
Irish bishops want "urgent action" on Direct Provision
Businesses are making money from direct provision
How some teenagers are forced from foster care into direct provision once they turn 18
Priest told to stay away from direct provision centre says he will go anyway
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Parish priest banned from visiting direct provision centre - but he's going anyway
High Court rules direct provision does not breach human rights
In her own words: One woman's escape from ethnic cleansing
The scars that brought us to Ireland: Asylum seekers on the violence that made them flee
'In 20 years time Direct Provision centres will be our Magdalene Laundries'