Asylum Seekers

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Irish migration
Cost of accommodating asylum seekers trebles to more than €650m
'Unprecedented' increase in applicants for international protection in Ireland, from just over 7,000 at the start of 2022 to over 26,000 at the close of last year

Thu, 23 May, 2024

O'Gorman prefers people to leave direct provision than charge rent
O'Gorman prefers people to leave direct provision than charge rent
The minister said that his department has taken 'very substantial measures' to increase the number of people who move on from the asylum system

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Leaders back use of Thornton Hall site to house asylum seekers
Leaders back use of Thornton Hall site to house asylum seekers
The North Dublin site was purchased in the mid-2000s for a large-scale prison to replace Mountjoy but the project stalled and it has since been leased out by the State for agricultural  use

Thu, 16 May, 2024

Eighty nine minors seeking asylum referred to Tusla so far this year
Eighty nine minors seeking asylum referred to Tusla so far this year
Majority have travelled from either Afghanistan (29), Somalia (25), or Nigeria (13)

Tue, 14 May, 2024

‘Horrific’ barriers to remain on Dublin's Grand Canal
‘Horrific’ barriers to remain on Dublin's Grand Canal
Cordons were erected following a multi-agency operation to clear tents housing asylum seekers

Mon, 13 May, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Fitting Ireland at the fore of recognition
Irish Examiner view: Fitting Ireland at the fore of recognition
With the Government's move to recognising Palestine, the country must conceive a future without Hamas in order to be a viable state in the future

Fri, 10 May, 2024

2024 Cross Border Police Conference on Organised & Serious Crime
Helen McEntee defends claim that 80% of asylum seekers coming from Northern Ireland
The figure has been questioned by human rights and refugee organisations and queried by government ministers 

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

The British Government Prepares New Proposals On Irish Border Brexit Issue
Irish Examiner view: Parties keen to avoid any political hot potatoes
As manoeuvring ahead of the general election picks up pace, policy decisions and referendums are likely to be headed for the back burner

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Meeting between Helen McEntee and UK home secretary cancelled amid row over migration
Meeting between Helen McEntee and UK home secretary cancelled amid row over migration
Justice Minister and British home secretary were due to meet in the wake of revelation that 80% of asylum seekers arriving in the Republic are entering from the North

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Taoiseach attends EPP conference on the future of European agriculture
Taoiseach hits back after Sunak says cross-Border migration vindicates Rwanda policy
Simon Harris: 'This country will not in any way, shape, or form provide a loophole for anybody else’s migration challenge'

Sun, 28 Apr, 2024

Trudder House protests
Five charged as garda commissioner condemns 'unacceptable scenes' at Newtownmountkennedy
'As we can see with a normal patrol vehicle, both front window and the rear window have been smashed with an axe, not a hatchet, a full size axe,' said the garda commissioner

Fri, 26 Apr, 2024

80% of asylum applicants come from across border, committee hears
80% of asylum applicants come from across border, committee hears
Ms McEntee said that around 5,000 people have applied for asylum in Ireland this year and over 50% of those are 'secondary movements'

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Cost of housing refugees in private accommodation three times that of State-run facilities
Cost of housing refugees in private accommodation three times that of State-run facilities
Average cost per night in private accommodation centres is €76 per night, compared with the €30 paid per bed per night in State-run accommodation, Dáil committee told

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

Fine Gael Ard Fheis
McEntee warned deportations 'highly litigious' as injunction sees asylum seeker flown back to Dublin
Department of Justice says charter flights, which the State is planning to resume, are 'financially burdensome', with a high risk the aircraft would depart Ireland 'with a much lower passenger contingent than desired, due to legal challenges'

Sun, 14 Apr, 2024

Asylum seekers who break law should be deported says FF European Parliament candidate 
Asylum seekers who break law should be deported says FF European Parliament candidate 
Lisa Chambers said even refugees who have been granted status should be deported if they commit an 'indictable offence'

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OFFICE
Homeless asylum seekers in Dublin 'tent-city' fear new migration laws will not help them
'We have an open toilet in the corner; you can smell the place,' says one asylum seeker. 'It is no way to live and people think we come here for a good life. It is not true'

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Government to deliver 14,000 beds for asylum seekers by 2028
Government to deliver 14,000 beds for asylum seekers by 2028
A number of State-owned sites have been identified, with assessments underway for use, the Department of Integration said.

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Dublin arson attack
Councillors alarmed anti-migrant protests 'getting nastier'
Policing committee told councillors seriously concerned anti-immigration protests were 'heating up' and there was 'frustration and fear' over the perceived lack of Garda action

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Anti-racism rally-Dublin
ESRI: Most Irish people have positive views on immigration
Economic and Social Research Institute study suggests Ireland has more positive attitudes about immigration than most EU27 countries

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

Asylum seekers moved into former Cork B&B as protests to continue
Asylum seekers moved into former Cork B&B as protests to continue
Local activist asks that any future protests happen away from Abbeyville House in Fermoy 'as this is now a home for children'

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

Dublin asylum seekers camp cleared
Protestors demand Government action over asylum seekers sleeping rough in Dublin
A group of around 70 demonstrators gathered to call on the Government to take urgent action 

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Spring weather Mar 1st 2024
Crooksling ought to be a turning point for international protection applicants
Not only do we have the capacity to accommodate international protection applicants, we are legally obliged to do so

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Paschal Donohoe
Asylum seekers moved for 'sanitary and safety reasons', says Donohoe 
Asylum seekers living in tents on Mount Street in Dublin were moved outside the city to provide them with a “safe space” to stay, Paschal Donohoe has said.

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Asylum seekers in tents on Dublin street claim they were attacked at alternative site
Asylum seekers in tents on Dublin street claim they were attacked at alternative site
There were nearly 40 tents erected by homeless refugees on Mount St, Dublin, on Monday morning after an anti-asylum demonstration took place outside the Crooksling site

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner View: Removing refugee tents moves the problem out of sight
Irish Examiner View: Removing refugee tents moves the problem out of sight
The Government's relocation of asylum seekers sleeping in tents on Mount St can be seen as a failing to acknowledge a problem that is slipping away and on course to become worse

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Bishop Leahy speech
'Warm fire of hospitality' can't be replaced by 'raging fires of division', says bishop
Bishop's homily comes after the Government has been accused of moving the asylum seekers from Mount St, Dublin, to effectively clear the streets for St Patrick's Day

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US
Letters to the Editor: Politicians must boycott Joe Biden's White House on St Patrick's Day
A reader urges the Government to reflect Irish people's attitude to Israel's attack on Gaza and skip the traditional annual visit

Thu, 07 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach backs controversial proposals to crack down on migration
Taoiseach backs controversial proposals to crack down on migration
Leo Varadkar said sending some migrants for processing in 'safe' countries not the same as UK Rwanda policy and denied plans were feeding into far-right agenda

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Fine Gael MEPs say to expect 'more deportations' of asylum seekers from Europe 
Fine Gael MEPs say to expect 'more deportations' of asylum seekers from Europe 
The EPP is planning to call for further migration reforms which have been described as similar to Britain’s Rwanda policy. However, all three MEPs rejected the comparison

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

No 'overarching conspiracy' linking arson attacks, committee to hear
No 'overarching conspiracy' linking arson attacks, committee to hear
Gardaí have made a number of arrests for arson attacks on IPAS or rumoured IPAS locations, the Deputy Garda Commissioner will tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

'I am in hell': Snow adds more misery for asylum seekers living in tents in Dublin
'I am in hell': Snow adds more misery for asylum seekers living in tents in Dublin
Snowfall and forecast icy conditions cause further misery for people fleeing persecution in Afghanistan, Libya, and Turkey

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024

International protection office
State plans to convert old office buildings for asylum seekers
Under proposals in the State's revised White Paper, the Government plans to hire an agency to identify properties, negotiate contracts, and refit empty buildings

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024

'We don't have enough services to keep tourists' says Roscrea group
'We don't have enough services to keep tourists' says Roscrea group
Amid ongoing protests outside Racket Hall, currently being used to house up to 160 asylum seekers, the Roscrea Community Action Group says it wants its concerns to be heard at a Government level

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

State argues Rwanda policy does not legally exist and does not apply to cases before High Court
State argues Rwanda policy does not legally exist and does not apply to cases before High Court
Two lead challenges to the Minister for Justice’s designation of the UK as a “safe third country” have failed to specify the point at which they say the designation should have been revoked, lawyers for the State have told the High Court.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OFFICE
'All we see is racism and discrimination': Homeless asylum seekers take protest to the Dáil 
Demonstrations come as new figures on Tuesday show there are 975 people in the IPAS system who are without accommodation as the housing crisis here continues

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

Lake House Hotel to house families seeking international protection once Ukrainians leave
Lake House Hotel to house families seeking international protection once Ukrainians leave
Ireland is currently providing 27,255 people seeking international protection with State-sourced accommodation and support services

Thu, 15 Feb, 2024

Councillors 'shocked' by plans to turn top Drogheda hotel into centre for asylum seekers
Councillors 'shocked' by plans to turn top Drogheda hotel into centre for asylum seekers
Officials say tourism in the area is dependent on the 113-bedroom D Hotel, which is to close to the public in March

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Leixlip property arson attack
'Genuine risk' State will be unable to house women and children seeking asylum
Since 2018, there have been at least 25 arson attacks on accommodation either correctly or incorrectly linked to IPAs

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

Department of Children's Growing Up In Ireland report
Government to crack down on people seeking asylum for 'economic reasons'
Integration minister Roderic O'Gorman said 60% of people seeking international protection do not meet the criteria of fleeing war and persecution

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

Litany of arson attacks linked to asylum stretches back to 2018
Litany of arson attacks linked to asylum stretches back to 2018
In the last six years, dozens of buildings earmarked to accommodate asylum seekers — or incorrectly reputed to be put to that use — have been torched

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

Gardaí probe far-right links to arson at potential asylum-seeker housing
Gardaí probe far-right links to arson at potential asylum-seeker housing
Senior gardaí and investigators maintain there is no evidence, to date, of any co-ordination or directing of arson attacks by far-right individuals or extremist political groupings

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

Vacant buildings fire in Co Dublin
No arrests yet for arson attacks linked to asylum seeker housing
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said it is “deeply ironic” that those who try to link immigration with crime are themselves engaging in criminal activity.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2024

Crooksling scene
Building set on fire in Dublin set for formal examination
The Dublin Fire Brigade was alerted to a fire at St Brigid's Nursing Home in Crooksling in Tallaght at approximately 7am on Sunday

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

Taoiseach media briefing
Asylum seeker arrivals hit 20-year high last month
Some 1,774 people seeking international protection came to the country in January, compared to 1,427 in December last year.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

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