# Refugees

# accommodation crisis

McGrath: 'Plea for large buildings to house refugees reflects the strain the system is under'

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has made an urgent plea to his colleagues for accommodation assistance.

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2 hours ago

Yesterday

2nd February 2023

# demostrations

Varadkar on protests against refugees: 'We should know better. It's not the Irish way'

The Taoiseach said refugees genuinely fleeing war and oppression are welcome here.

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18 hours ago

# Podcast

The Explainer: How does Ireland's immigration system work?

Listen in to hear Nick Henderson of the Irish Refugee Council explain.

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19 hours ago

# Emergency Accommodation

Govt facing 'pinch-point' on asylum seeker accommodation

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said that modular housing would come on stream in the coming weeks.

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Updated

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This week

29th January 2023 - 3rd February 2023

# accommodation crisis

Ministers sign off on new €10m International Protection Fund to support community needs

The minister emphasised the need for urgent access to large-scale temporary facilities.

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Updated

Tue 9:00 PM

# Ashtown

'Only a matter of time before someone is killed': Hundreds attend anti-racism event in Ashtown

Ruth Coppinger helped organise an anti-racist demonstration in Ashtown in Dublin yesterday evening.

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Tue 12:52 PM

# Asylum Seekers

Residents in Lismore protest against use of town's refurbished hotel for direct provision

Over 200 people reportedly gathered yesterday for a demonstration in the west Waterford town, arguing that the building had been earmarked for tourism.

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Updated

Mon 11:53 AM

Last week

22nd January 2023 - 28th January 2023

THE MORNING LEAD

UN refugee agency says it is 'completely unpalatable' that asylum seekers are homeless in Ireland

A report by

Stephen McDermott

The head of Ireland’s UNHCR office says the State can learn to accommodate current levels of asylum seekers.

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Jan 28th 2023, 12:05 AM

# accommodation crisis

Asylum seekers sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin: 'I don't know what's next'

55 asylum seekers have been left without anywhere to stay in recent days.

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Updated

Jan 27th 2023, 10:34 PM

# Citywest

55 asylum seekers left without accommodation since Citywest closure

The International Protection Accommodation Service will continue to provide accommodation for families with children.

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Jan 27th 2023, 2:39 PM

# Lebanon

Govt doing all it can to accommodate refugees but numbers are unprecedented, says Martin

Tánaiste says the conflict in Ukraine is different to what is happening elsewhere in the world.

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Jan 26th 2023, 10:32 PM

# Homelessness

New asylum accommodation might not be ready for five weeks, as charities prepare for influx

The news comes amid reports of people being forced into sleeping on the streets upon entering Ireland.

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Updated

Jan 25th 2023, 1:30 PM

# Citywest

Citywest closes to new International Protection arrivals, but facility remains open for processing

The International Protection Accommodation Service will continue to provide accommodation for IP families with children.

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Jan 24th 2023, 11:38 AM

Last month

January 2023

# Refugees

Pro-refugee demonstrations take place across Dublin

The demonstrations come after months of protests against refugees and migrants.

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Jan 21st 2023, 6:56 PM

# Dublin

Calls for industrial buildings to be 'utilised' in response to impending Citywest closure

An advisor to the Irish Red Cross said industrial buildings should be utilised until ‘something more sustainable appears’.

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Jan 20th 2023, 1:36 PM

Voices

Lynn Ruane: In all my years of community work I've never met the ones 'fighting for Ireland'

The independent senator takes the narrative of the Far Right to task and asks them just how much they truly care for communities in Ireland.

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Updated

Jan 19th 2023, 9:40 PM

# Ukraine

CityWest refugee centre to close to new arrivals 'in a matter of days', says O'Gorman

The UN’s refugee agency warned that ‘urgent intervention’ is needed to prevent large numbers of people becoming homeless here.

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Updated

Jan 19th 2023, 9:30 PM

# Home Secretary

Charity refuses to delete clip of Holocaust survivor confronting UK politician

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who referred to migrants as ‘an invasion’, was accused of Nazi-like rhetoric by the activist.

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Jan 15th 2023, 4:53 PM

# Drimnagh

Drimnagh is latest Dublin community to form group to 'support inclusion' after protests

Drimnagh For All is aiming to push back against misinformation and to hold events in the area for locals.

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Jan 14th 2023, 12:05 AM

# vincent jackson

Refugee accommodation protestors 'roar obscenities' outside house of Ballyfermot councillor

Independent councillor Vincent Jackson said he returned to his home yesterday evening to find his ‘daughter roaring and crying’.

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Updated

Jan 13th 2023, 4:24 PM

# sean binder

All misdemeanour charges against Irishman Seán Binder in Greece dropped

Indictments were thrown out this morning following a recommendation from the prosecutor.

All misdemeanour charges against Irishman Seán Binder have been thrown out by a Greek court following a recommendation from the prosecutor.

However he still faces felony investigation for charges that carry prison sentences of up to 25 years.

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Updated

Jan 13th 2023, 11:45 AM

# Explainer

Explainer: Why have Greece brought a case against Seán Binder and 23 other volunteers?

The case is before the Greek courts this week.

The case is before the Greek courts on the island of Lesbos this week.

The 24 co-accused could face lengthy jail terms if they are found guilty of charges including espionage and criminal membership.

The trial comes after the country's conservative government has vowed to make Greece "less attractive" to migrants.

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Jan 12th 2023, 11:00 PM

# Ukraine

Modular houses to come on stream as Cabinet briefed on refugee accommodation crisis

Many hotels currently under contract with the Department of Integration will revert to tourist trade in March and April.

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Updated

Jan 11th 2023, 8:00 PM

# factcheck

Debunked: No evidence Ballaghaderreen doctors ‘only see Syrians and Ukrainians’ on Mondays

The National Party candidate who made the claim would not provide verifiable details

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Jan 11th 2023, 5:25 PM

# Refugees

Gathering at Ballymun migrant shelter ‘was intimidation, not a protest’, Harris says

Videos emerged over the weekend of a crowd of people outside a building where families were living.

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Jan 11th 2023, 5:09 PM

# Protests

'We must reclaim the streets from the far-right': Ballymun planning events to welcome refugees

Members of the far-right are “preying” on fears of some local people in Ballymun, a People Before Profit activist has said.

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Jan 10th 2023, 6:30 PM

# sean binder

Greek judge to rule on Friday whether to drop charges against Irish man accused of people smuggling

Seán Binder was arrested on the island of Lesbos in 2018.

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Updated

Jan 10th 2023, 1:28 PM

# Accommodation

150 Ukrainian refugees to be housed in Croke Park until next week

The women and children will be sleeping on camp beds and in sleeping bags in the stadium’s corporate boxes.

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Jan 9th 2023, 1:58 PM

# factcheck

Debunked: No, refugees are not still being housed at a school in Drimnagh

A number of social media posts incorrectly claimed that pupils may not be able to return to the school today, prompting protests.

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Jan 5th 2023, 5:03 PM

Last year

2022

# Refugees

UN agency probes origin of Rohingya who landed in Indonesia after ‘weeks at sea’

The men, women and children disembarked from a rickety wooden boat yesterday at dusk.

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Dec 27th 2022, 9:50 AM

# ukrainian refugees

50 Ukrainians in Dundalk given 48 hours' notice of transfer across the country

The group of around 50 people are being moved to various locations, including Kerry and Limerick.

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Updated

Dec 18th 2022, 6:36 PM

# knockalisheen

Almost 100 refugees remain in tents in Co Clare during cold weather

Local Fianna Fáil politician Cathal Crowe said it was “inhumane” to allow people to live in tents during the winter.

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Dec 10th 2022, 10:40 AM

Voices

Opinion: The poor state of public services in Ireland is not the fault of refugees

Fellipe Lopes is a filmmaker and activist who works with the Immigrant Council of Ireland – he says we must work together to help all refugees.

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Dec 4th 2022, 1:30 PM

# factcheck

Debunked: Asylum seekers, not economic migrants, are being housed at the East Wall building

Multiple false claims were levied against asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees

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Dec 2nd 2022, 3:34 PM

# factcheck

Debunked: There isn't a secret UN army in Louth; the refugees in Carlingford are from Ukraine

Activists tried to film inside refugee accommodation

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Nov 30th 2022, 4:15 PM

# East Wall

East Wall: Donohoe says residents raised 'important and sensitive' matters relating to housing of refugees

Protests have taken place in East Wall this week.

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Updated

Nov 25th 2022, 3:39 PM

# Refugees

72,000 Ukrainian refugees expected in Ireland by the end of the year

The Government has appealed to members of the public who own unoccupied properties to make them available to house those fleeing the war.

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Nov 24th 2022, 9:20 PM

Voices

Lynn Ruane: Some refugees are vilified for being from certain places or because they are men

Whether it is sinister actors or simply those with misplaced fears, many now seem comfortable asserting a hierarchy of who is worthy of protection, Senator Lynn Ruane writes.

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Nov 24th 2022, 6:00 PM