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Saturday 19 September 2020
Cork will be the latest area to become a so-called place of sanctuary – making it part of a wider national, and indeed international, movement.
The GRA said a lack of racial diversity in particular may mean “an explosion in our communities”.
“Any such change would be driven by a strategy to better integrate our newest citizens.”
This week I wished I lived in Ballaghadareen and not in Kilkenny, writes Malcolm Noonan.
“The fifth years have already said it, their parents have said it – those kids are not going to continue their education next year.”
Germany’s Muslim community is estimated to be about 4.5 million.
An expert has said better integration of asylum seekers and refugees must play a role in this process.
The Department of Justice said due to the shortage of social housing the decision has been taken to only resettle people outside of high demand areas.
Exploring integration and extremism in the context of the refugee crisis.
The rise in spend by the RIA came against the background of the numbers accommodated by the agency last year decreasing from 4,696 to 4,425 at year end.
Between 60 and 80 residents of Direct Provision centres across Dublin will be welcomed to Dalymount Park as guests for tonight’s game against Drogheda United.
The announcement that the refugees would be arriving has encouraged donations of books and toys.
Other measures include English language training programmes and community grants.
A welcome reception for Syrian refugees is being held in Blanchardstown today.
It is wrong to ignore this issue, but equally wrong to punish every man, woman and child who enters Europe for the crimes of a few.
Six weeks ago, the Ware family were given a month to leave Ireland. Today, they got the news they’ve been waiting for.
Irish sports clubs, and in particular the GAA, have been immeasurable helpful in warmly welcoming young people from diverse backgrounds.
Irish MEP Brian Hayes says more needs to be done to make sure these people feel part and parcel of Ireland.
Just under a quarter of the Galway town is from Brazil.
Professor Brendan Kelly made the comment as a new report into mental health in Europe is released.
The company has teamed up with three bitcoin payment processors, allowing sellers to accept bitcoin as payment for digital goods.
A review integration policy in Ireland is being carried out, with the minister urging people to make written submissions.
CarPlay is built primarily around Siri voice commands and the first cars supporting the service will come from Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz.
Thankfully, you can opt-out of it.
Darren Scully’s re-admission to the Fine Gael party has caused anger with one migrant support group.
The stamps show people from outside of Ireland working and living in the country.
Superquinn is being integrated with SuperValu. Are the sausages no more?
Protests by asylum seekers are not a manifestation of greedy migrants looking for more entitlements from the state, but the symptom of a deeply flawed and failing immigration system, writes Matt Canon.
A report by the ESRI shows that Irish people have an increasingly negative attitude towards immigrants – and that the poverty gap between Irish and non-EU nationals has widened since 2008.
The Integration Centre said that many of the same issues in Sweden exist here and that policymakers must act to address this.
The party said all permanent emblems should be subject to planning consent.
The survey found that 86 per cent of our new citizens have completed third level education while over 80 per cent are working.
The latest in ESPN’s 30 for 30 series reflects on the football team that played on during the shameful campus violence at the height of the civil rights movement.
Around 7 per cent of immigrants in Ireland now has a mortgage, compared to around 14 per cent of Irish-born people.
The first tranche of funding will go towards communities in Northern Ireland for projects such as working towards the removal of peace walls.
The unemployment rate among non-Irish nationals is now significantly higher than for those born here.
Six in ten TDs encountered racism on the campaign trail – while one-third said speaking up for immigrants would cost them support.
As finance ministers meet in Brussels, the IMF chief says Europe must integrate more build ‘larger firewalls’ to move on.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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