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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p> Cllr Norma Moriarty, front right, with locals at the Skellig Accommodation Centre in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, on Wednesday to voice their support for the residents of the Ipas centre who wish to remain in Caherciveen, after a number of families with children under the age of one were moved earlier in the morning. Picture: Alan Landers</p>

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Kerry town protests removal of integrated asylum seekers working in local economy

Businesses, schools and healthcare providers fear disruption after long-settled asylum seekers were abruptly transferred from Caherciveen

<p>Many Ipas accommodation centres received praise from inspectors for being ‘well run’ and for treating residents with respect and dignity. However, issues raised about some centres include mould and damp, overcrowding, fire hazards, and inadequate security. Picture posed by model</p>

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Ipas centres: Cockroaches and mould in some centres but many praised for high standards

<p>In December, justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said the Government was trying to reduce the number of asylum seekers coming to Ireland in order to prevent 'a breakdown in social cohesion'. Picture: Conor McKeown</p>

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Ireland grants protection status to record number of asylum seekers in 2025

Diversity and inclusion policies change lives — including mine

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Diversity and inclusion policies change lives — including mine

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Most Irish people reject far right despite strong social media presence – report

Bid to convert Cork City office block into IPAS centre not an exempted development, commission rules

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Bid to convert Cork City office block into IPAS centre not an exempted development, commission rules

Sharp increase in asylum appeals in 2025

Sharp increase in asylum appeals in 2025

There was a 74% increase in the number of appeals from people refused asylum last year, figures show

Fri, 17 Apr, 2026

Catherine Connolly visit to Northern Ireland

Catherine Connolly asks Council of State to probe new international protection bill

The proposed laws are due to give effect to measures contained within the EU’s new Migration and Asylum Pact, with a requirement for it to be in place in June

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026

Advocates raise human rights concerns as new international protection laws passed

Advocates raise human rights concerns as new international protection laws passed

Department of Justice says the International Protection Bill 2026 provides for a 'fair, sustainable and efficient' asylum procedure

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

Non-crime hate incidents

Marginalised don't know what protections hate crime legislation provides, report says

The measures mean heavier sentences can be dished out to offenders if the actions were committed under 'specific aggravating circumstances or motivations'

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

'I will, yeah': Cork-based GP says foreign doctors in Ireland can face a slang barrier

'I will, yeah': Cork-based GP says foreign doctors in Ireland can face a slang barrier

IMO conference hears that doctors from abroad who are perfectly fluent in English can be thrown by Irish idioms

Sun, 12 Apr, 2026

Plane Stock - Heathrow Airport

State spends €1.6m helping migrants who ask to return to their home countries

More than 2,300 people asked for assistance to go back to their own country last year, with citizens from Georgia, Brazil, Jordan and Nigeria requesting repatriation, figures show

Thu, 09 Apr, 2026

Irish migration

Average cost rises to €99 per night to accommodate asylum seekers despite drop in applicants

The report by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service suggested that medium-term savings could be achieved through faster processing and improved capacity for dealing with appeals

Thu, 09 Apr, 2026

Irish Cabinet meeting

Immigration: Communities must be heard on placement of Ipas centres – Tánaiste

Simon Harris was responding to reports that the Department of Justice was considering legislation to curtail the ability of members of the public to object to centres for asylum seekers

Sun, 05 Apr, 2026

'They said my documents weren’t real': Irish man claims ICE agents stopped him at gunpoint

'They said my documents weren’t real': Irish man claims ICE agents stopped him at gunpoint

Jonathan Cunniffe, living legally in Minnesota, says armed ICE officers pulled him over, pointed guns at him, and accused him of carrying fake documents

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

Rush For Irish Passport Applications Increases By Britons Since Brexit

More than 24,000 new Irish citizenships granted in 2024

The figures show that 19% of new Irish citizens in 2024 — almost 4,500 individuals — came from other EU countries, mostly Romania, Poland, and Latvia

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Mick Clifford: Cork TD Ken O’Flynn riding high on the wave of unapologetic anti-immigrant populism

Mick Clifford: Cork TD Ken O’Flynn riding high on the wave of unapologetic anti-immigrant populism

Ken O’Flynn’s rhetoric, controversies, and political evolution highlight tensions around immigration, misinformation, and the rise of populist narratives, writes Mick Clifford

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Europe Frontex Migrants

What's behind the increased focus on European border security?

The billions allocated to border security and surveillance technology — and paid to the same arms and defence companies profiting from the conflicts people are fleeing — could be better spent on housing and social services for all

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Asylum-seeking children will bear brunt of changes to international protection legislation

Asylum-seeking children will bear brunt of changes to international protection legislation

New law will allow Ireland to detain children who are seeking safety here for the first time, writes Children's Ombudsman Niall Muldoon

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Government advertises for 'border tsar' to 'monitor asylum border procedures'

Government advertises for 'border tsar' to 'monitor asylum border procedures'

The chief inspector will be supported by an advisory board that will also be established

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Pilot project to boost domestic and sexual violence supports for migrant women

Pilot project to boost domestic and sexual violence supports for migrant women

Groups collaborating on the report include Aoibhneas, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, AkiDwA, Cairde, AMAL, Latina Women Against Violence, and the Network of Ethnic Minority DSGBV Advocates

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Labour calls on Government to highlight positives of immigration

Labour calls on Government to highlight positives of immigration

Immigrants from Ukraine, Syria, and India featured in Labour Party’s new 'Together We Thrive' campaign

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Cork councillor hits out at 'despicable AI-generated false news' over IPAS centre

Cork councillor hits out at 'despicable AI-generated false news' over IPAS centre

It has taken the form of digitally altered council documents circulated around northside WhatsApp groups around people seeking asylum

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Planning commission to decide if proposed Cork IPAS centre is an exempted development

Planning commission to decide if proposed Cork IPAS centre is an exempted development

Cork City Council has asked An Coimisiún Pleanála if a proposed IPAS centre on Monahan Road needs planning permission

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Asylum seekers describe 'prison-like' conditions in emergency accommodations

Asylum seekers describe 'prison-like' conditions in emergency accommodations

Doras research highlights overcrowding, isolation and lack of oversight in emergency accommodation for international protection applicants

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

Cruelty of our deportation system raises many questions

Cruelty of our deportation system raises many questions

Deportation is legal but holding migrants with violent prisoners and withholding medication is not the correct way to do things

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026

South African man deported from Tipperary despite being 'integrated completely' into Ireland

South African man deported from Tipperary despite being 'integrated completely' into Ireland

Guthrie Ward, who had been living in Tipperary, was put on a flight to Johannesburg on Saturday along with 62 others, including nine children

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

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Britain's decline offers us a preview of the USA's future

From his choice of allies to fiscal disasters, Donald Trump is retreading a well-worn path to national obscurity, writes Harold James

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

'I was on billboards all over Ireland': Child scouted from direct provision centre to star in film

'I was on billboards all over Ireland': Child scouted from direct provision centre to star in film

Set to be released in the coming days, the story centres around two little girls whose worlds collide to form an unbreakable friendship

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Family who lived in Cork among those picked up by gardaí in deportation operation

Family who lived in Cork among those picked up by gardaí in deportation operation

Gardaí confirmed on Sunday that an Immigration Bureau operation resulted in the removal of 63 South African nationals — 28 adult men, 26 adult women, and nine juveniles

Sun, 01 Mar, 2026

Irish politics is showing symptoms of the US culture wars — we wanted to know why

Irish politics is showing symptoms of the US culture wars — we wanted to know why

Just like other cultural influences have been exported from the US, so too could the often hateful, toxic rhetoric of this new era of Maga politics, nowhere more obvious than Irish anti-migrant protestors waving Trump flags and wearing ‘Make Ireland Great Again’ hats

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Balance.

Surge in judicial reviews taken by asylum seekers as Government ramps up deportations

Number of cases tripled over three years, with 175 judicial reviews taken last year in asylum cases

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The Irishman held by ICE and Martin's White House visit

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The Irishman held by ICE and Martin's White House visit

Tadgh McNally joins the podcast to talk about the Seamus Culleton case and the wider context ahead of Micheál Martin's White House visit

Listen | Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Future Cork: The city centre enters a new golden age after decades of change

Future Cork: The city centre enters a new golden age after decades of change

Cork has seen war and peace, boom and bust, and on more than one occasion the flat of the city has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes of total annihilation, writes Cónal Creedon

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

4,500 empty asylum seeker beds can't be offered to 500 male applicants sleeping rough, PAC told

4,500 empty asylum seeker beds can't be offered to 500 male applicants sleeping rough, PAC told

The Department of Justice, which reassumed responsibility for the asylum seeker process last May, has 'people arriving every day'

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Government accused of trying to rush through changes to asylum process

Government accused of trying to rush through changes to asylum process

Sinn Féin justice spokesperson Matt Carthy said the Government is "desperately now chasing to try to get legislation in place prior to the deadline" for the EU migration and asylum pact.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Mick Clifford: Seamus Culleton and immigrants in US today could not identify with the Allston Seven

Mick Clifford: Seamus Culleton and immigrants in US today could not identify with the Allston Seven

In recent years when such cases arose, the State was inclined towards some accommodation. The mood has since changed

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

US HERCULES TRANSPORTER

Shannon Airport and ICE deportation flights raise fresh questions over Irish neutrality

ICE deportation stopovers at Shannon Airport reignite debate about neutrality, accountability and Ireland’s complicity in US removals

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Public has been sidelined in drone operator discussions

Irish Examiner view: Public has been sidelined in drone operator discussions

Parts of the city’s northside, the central island of the city, the Docklands, as well as Blackrock, Mahon, and Douglas is to join the existing red zone areas around Cork Airport and Cork Prison

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Eyes Strain. Overworked Black Freelancer Woman Tired After Using Laptop In Kitchen

Figures show how much asylum seekers earn compared to the general population

The figures also show that a majority of asylum seekers entered the workforce once permitted to do so

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Cork family divided as rejected asylum seekers arrested during immigration check-in

Cork family divided as rejected asylum seekers arrested during immigration check-in

Arrests during routine immigration sign-ons spark concern over family separations and treatment of children and medically vulnerable people

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Anti-immigration activists Derek Blighe and Ross Lahive have cases adjourned to April

Anti-immigration activists Derek Blighe and Ross Lahive have cases adjourned to April

Their barristers applied for disclosure of prosecution evidence in advance of a trial

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Irish Economy As Latest Retail Figures Released

Migration needed to sustain Ireland's workforce, report warns

Research showed that certain sectors of the Irish economy were 'heavily reliant' on non-Irish citizens

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Italy to 'guarantee security of our borders' after bill approved allowing naval blockades

Italy to 'guarantee security of our borders' after bill approved allowing naval blockades

Legislation is latest step in crackdown by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government on irregular migration

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Seamus Culleton at risk of deportation from US ‘any day now’, lawyer says

Seamus Culleton at risk of deportation from US ‘any day now’, lawyer says

Seamus Culleton has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since September.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

The tricolour's contested origins show how myths are made

The tricolour's contested origins show how myths are made

The first to combine orange, white and green was forgotten patriot Emilia Eleanor Hamilton, who crafted an orange, white and green cockade to be ‘worn near the heart of every Irishman’, writes John Crotty

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots - Super Bowl LX - Levi's Stadium

Colin Sheridan: Bad Bunny's show spoke the language of the colonised

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half-time show was full of cultural codes that many viewers would’ve missed because it was performed in one of the most conservative spaces in American life — the NFL, writes Colin Sheridan

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers

EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers

MEPs voted for legal changes that will give authorities more options to deport asylum seekers, including sending people to countries they have never been to

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

'Marriage of convenience' review delays hundreds of weddings in Cork and Kerry

'Marriage of convenience' review delays hundreds of weddings in Cork and Kerry

A surge in marriage of convenience applications has halted interview bookings, leaving engaged couples facing uncertainty and long delays

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Government engages US authorities over Irish man detained by ICE

Government engages US authorities over Irish man detained by ICE

Irish authorities are engaging US officials after a Kilkenny man detained by ICE described harsh conditions and fears for his safety

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026