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# Refugees

January
January 2024
Local authorities can't have ‘a la carte’ relationship with Govt, Varadkar says after Mayo council vote
17 Jan
19.4k
Ten districts with the highest proportion of refugees to get special support package, says Taoiseach
Updated 16 Jan
32.5k
'Bring your kids out': Protests as asylum seeker families with children arrive at Roscrea hotel
Protests against asylum seekers being housed at the Tipperary hotel began last week.
Niall O'Connor
Reports from Roscrea
15 Jan
81.9k
Explainer: Does the Dublin Regulation outline where IP applicants must claim asylum?
13 Jan
26.2k
Lebanon was already in crisis - now it's dealing with thousands fleeing Israel-Hezbollah conflict
The conflict has made it unsafe for civilians on either side of the border to remain in their homes.
David MacRedmond
13 Jan
16.3k
Carlow premises earmarked for 50 male asylum seekers to be used instead for families, Dept says
10 Jan
25.8k
Cabinet told 500 refugees arriving from Ukraine per week, as social welfare rates set to reduce
9 Jan
40.3k
'Someone could be killed': Fears grow as gardaí probe 'worrying trend' of arson attacks
No arrests have been made to date but a number of investigations are ongoing.
The Irish Network Against Racism has expressed concern that the issue will only be taken seriously if someone is badly injured or killed
There have been around 20 arson attacks, or attempted attacks, on properties earmarked to house international protection applicants
Multiple garda investigations into the Ringsend, Rosscahill and other arson attacks around the country are ongoing
4 Jan
31.1k
Last year
2023
Interview: O'Gorman says blockades of asylum seeker accommodation should not be tolerated
The Integration Minister said he regretted government did not act faster to resource communication with local communities.
23 Dec 2023
17.1k
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How arson attacks on properties linked to asylum seekers have escalated over the last six years
6 Feb
Minister hits out at 'open and closed border slogans' used in asylum discussions
16 Dec 2023
13.3k
Interview: McDonald says she wants 'space for people to ask questions' about immigration
16 Dec 2023
26.8k
Around one in eight tourist beds in use by Government for refugees
15 Dec 2023
9.3k
'This is wrong': The misleading claim about a refugee family getting a free house in Westmeath
13 Dec 2023
31.2k
Social welfare cuts and 90-day state accommodation limit for new Ukrainian arrivals agreed by coalition leaders
Updated 11 Dec 2023
45.9k
Over 80 people seeking asylum in Ireland not offered accommodation between Monday and Wednesday
8 Dec 2023
10.9k
Dáil adopts motion emphasising importance of inward migration, following immigration debate
6 Dec 2023
11.2k
Highest number of asylum applications filed on record last year
29 Nov 2023
12.2k
Refugee organisations decry conditions in tents on Direct Provision sites as mid-winter approaches
22 Nov 2023
23.1k
Fresh appeal for people to offer unoccupied properties as temporary accommodation for Ukrainians
7 Nov 2023
13.5k
'Very traumatised' refugees not getting mental health support, experts warn
7 Nov 2023
9.0k
Thousands of Afghans forcibly returned from Pakistan, say Taliban officials
5 Nov 2023
17.7k
27
Varadkar: 'No limit on the compassion of the Irish people ... there is a limit to our capacity'
25 Oct 2023
18.5k
Government revisits idea of cutting social welfare supports for Ukrainian refugees
25 Oct 2023
31.4k
Govt examining evidence that Ukrainians arriving in Ireland are coming from other EU states, says Martin
24 Oct 2023
49.3k
Plan to impose time limit on State accommodation for Ukrainians deferred by coalition leaders
24 Oct 2023
15.8k
Taoiseach: Ireland won't give Palestinian refugees the same protection as Ukrainians
19 Oct 2023
31.9k
No movement on lack of Child Benefit entitlement for families in Direct Provision
10 Oct 2023
14.0k
More than 2,500 migrants dead or missing in Mediterranean in 2023
29 Sep 2023
6.2k
At least 20 dead and 290 hospitalised after fuel depot explosion in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh
26 Sep 2023
6.5k
0
Extra €1b announced for Ukrainian accommodation as Minister confirms tents may be used over winter
26 Sep 2023
19.7k
Over 13,300 refugees flee into Armenia after Azerbaijan retakes disputed enclave
Updated 26 Sep 2023
16.3k
54
Minister says Govt 'under real pressure' to accommodate refugees in coming months
14 Sep 2023
11.6k
Tánaiste confident use of tented accommodation for refugees will be short-term
6 Sep 2023
14.5k
114
Roderic O'Gorman emailed by TDs over concerns about refugee accommodation and far-right figures
3 Sep 2023
22.8k
FactFind: What are the laws around asylum seekers being able to vote in Irish elections?
2 Sep 2023
21.2k
Saudi border guards have killed hundreds on Yemeni border this year, Human Rights Watch reports
21 Aug 2023
7.4k
Sudan: 'She was caring for her own children as well as two others separated from their parents'
Rosamond Bennett
19 Aug 2023
14.4k
23
Asylum seekers taken off Bibby Stockholm barge after Legionella found in water supply
Updated 12 Aug 2023
29.2k
212
41 migrants missing and feared dead after Mediterranean shipwreck last week
Updated 9 Aug 2023
9.1k
Hundreds attend rally in Dún Laoghaire in support of asylum seekers
29 Jul 2023
22.1k
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