#Immigration

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The Sean Binder case and Europe’s migrant crisis
The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The Sean Binder case and Europe’s migrant crisis
The acquittal of a Kerry volunteer raises fresh questions about criminalising humanitarian rescue efforts in the Mediterranean migration crisis

 Listen | Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

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Gardaí deport 25 convicted sex offenders in new operation
Gardaí deport 25 convicted sex offenders in new operation
Operation Moonridge targets 'highly dangerous' non-Irish nationals living in the state. 

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

State spent €2.8m flying people back to their home countries last year
State spent €2.8m flying people back to their home countries last year
205 people were returned to their home countries on six charter flights costing almost €1.3m, and a further €1.5m was spent on commercial flights

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

EDDIE HOBBS
S Mick Clifford: Inside Ireland’s first Maga-style forum and the rise of populist disaffection
A close look at Ireland’s emerging populist right, its grievances, contradictions and the absence of a unifying political figure

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Gareth O'Callaghan: Could Ireland be on Donald Trump’s geopolitical radar?
Gareth O'Callaghan: Could Ireland be on Donald Trump’s geopolitical radar?
A speculative scenario raises unsettling questions about Ireland’s defence, sovereignty and its place in an increasingly unpredictable global order

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Colin Sheridan: Seán Binder was cleared — but the damage to humanitarian activism is already done
Colin Sheridan: Seán Binder was cleared — but the damage to humanitarian activism is already done
Seán Binder’s acquittal raises uncomfortable questions about how Europe treats humanitarian work, and why quiet activism rarely survives public memory

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

An 'Irish Trump' may surface from Independent Ireland, Eddie Hobbs warns
An 'Irish Trump' may surface from Independent Ireland, Eddie Hobbs warns
Eddie Hobbs links Independent Ireland to populist politics as US influence, conspiracy claims and immigration rhetoric surface at forum

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

GREECE-SYRIA-JUSTICE-COURT-MIGRANTS
Cheers in Greek court as Kerry humanitarian Sean Binder found not guilty after eight-year ordeal
A packed Greek court erupts as Seán Binder and fellow volunteers are cleared after years of legal uncertainty

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Greek trial of Kerry man on people smuggling charges hears of refugees crushed to death on boats
Greek trial of Kerry man on people smuggling charges hears of refugees crushed to death on boats
One witness told the court in Lesvos about lifting children's cold, limp bodies from those boats, not knowing if they were dead or alive

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Kerry humanitarian among 23 charged in Greek court with people smuggling
Kerry humanitarian among 23 charged in Greek court with people smuggling
Mr Binder began volunteering for a search and rescue NGO in 2017, a lethal year for crossing the Mediterranean

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Inaccurate public discourse plays major role in 'widespread' misconceptions on immigration in Ireland
Inaccurate public discourse plays major role in 'widespread' misconceptions on immigration in Ireland
The ESRI study found that most participants overestimated the size of the migrant population in Ireland

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

pension - cube with letters, money sector terms - sign with wooden cubes
Raising taxes not the only solution to 'pensions timebomb', Oireachtas committee told
All of the experts at the budget oversight committee agreed that higher levels of migration will be necessary to sustain the population as time passes.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Micheal Martin comments
Taoiseach defends proposed asylum law changes on family reunification waiting period
Cabinet to consider asylum law changes that would delay family reunification as part of EU migration reforms

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Five child refugees still missing since 2024 from Tusla care
Five child refugees still missing since 2024 from Tusla care
Minister confirms gaps in historic data as five separated children seeking asylum remain missing from State care

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Kevin Flatley funeral
Cabinet to consider major reform of Ireland's asylum laws 
Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan will bring the International Protection Bill 2026 to the first Cabinet meeting of 2026

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

TOPSHOT-US-IMMIGRATION-ICE-SHOOTING
Federal agents and protesters clash over Minneapolis shooting
Democratic Minnesota governor Tim Walz said that any federal investigation that proceeded without state involvement would likely be seen as a 'whitewash'

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

Minneapolis shooting a brutal start to ICE's ‘largest operation’ targeting immigrants
Minneapolis shooting a brutal start to ICE's ‘largest operation’ targeting immigrants
Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, immigration officers have been connected to 14 shootings — including at least four fatal shootings — according to data compiled by the Trace

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

Pope closes Catholic Church's Holy Year with plea to help foreigners and people in need
Pope closes Catholic Church's Holy Year with plea to help foreigners and people in need
The next jubilee is not expected before 2033, when the Church may have a special one to mark 2,000 years since the death of Jesus

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

Migrant health workers in Ireland living in fear of racist abuse, warns medic
Migrant health workers in Ireland living in fear of racist abuse, warns medic
In many towns across Ireland, Dr Liqa Ur Rehman says, migrant doctors have formed private WhatsApp groups to help ensure their own safety

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

Mid adult professor teaching a lecture from desktop PC at computer lab.
Crackdown planned on 'bogus' schools acting as back door for immigration
English language schools and other institutions will have to meet new quality mark criteria laid down by TrustEd Ireland

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

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Ireland must boost births and welcome immigrants to sustain economy – NESC
National Economic and Social Council says 'Migration can only ever be a complement to, but cannot substitute for, domestic fertility or workforce participation strategies' 

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025

Mary Lou McDonald interview
Voters thought Sinn Féin was ‘pulling punches’ on immigration, McDonald says
In the wake of last year’s local and European elections, Mary Lou McDonald revealed that senior figures in Sinn Féin were “disappointed” with her engagement with the party’s base and that she needed to offer more clarity on its policies, including on immigration

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Suspected arson attack on Meath pharmacy 'an attack on the whole community'
Suspected arson attack on Meath pharmacy 'an attack on the whole community'
The incident happened following misinformation that a hotel next door was to be used to house asylum seekers

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Ireland welcomed me, but new rules mean my path is impossible to follow
Ireland welcomed me, but new rules mean my path is impossible to follow
Leaving Afghanistan after multiple death threats was the hardest decision I ever made, but it was also my only hope, writes Cork dentist Manizha Khan

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: We are separating mothers from their kids, so they can care for us instead
S Jennifer Horgan: We are separating mothers from their kids, so they can care for us instead
Ireland's harsh new rules on family reunification reveal a wider disdain for caring and care workers — and it betrays our emigrant past 

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

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Total immigration figures fall as work permits and asylum numbers rise – report
ESRI report found a 16% drop in immigration in the year to April compared with the previous year, it said reflected fewer numbers of Ukrainians arriving in Ireland 

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

'Cork welcomes everyone': Locals urged council to remove Irish flags from lampposts
'Cork welcomes everyone': Locals urged council to remove Irish flags from lampposts
Complaints to Cork City Council said masked men hanging the tricolour in the dead of night had only one intent, which was to 'assert racism' and frighten non-Irish people

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Deportation orders this year double number of departures of failed asylum seekers, figures show
Deportation orders this year double number of departures of failed asylum seekers, figures show
Junior immigration minister Colm Brophy confirmed 344 people had been the subject of an 'enforced deportation'

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Colin Sheridan: New reforms risk transforming what it means to be an immigrant in Ireland
Colin Sheridan: New reforms risk transforming what it means to be an immigrant in Ireland
Recently unveiled reforms signal a sharper, more conditional, approach to migration and integration, a policy shift seemingly premised not only on numbers but on redefining belonging

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Immigration rhetoric is a tightrope for Government
Immigration rhetoric is a tightrope for Government
The Government is walking an economic tightrope and voters will not thank it if Ireland cannot find the people to deliver the services and infrastructure being loudly demanded, writes Professor Theresa Reidy

Sun, 07 Dec, 2025

GREECE-IMMIGRATION-REFUGEE-TRIAL
Evidence heard in Greek court supports innocence of Kerry humanitarian Seán Binder, lawyer says
Day one of the Lesvos trial heard only evidence favouring Binder, as his legal team prepares for crucial testimony

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

GREECE-IMMIGRATION-REFUGEE-TRIAL
Kerry lawyer due in court on people smuggling charges after trying to rescue refugees from sea
Kerry humanitarian and lawyer Seán Binder faces trial in Greece on people smuggling and criminal organisation charges linked to 2018 Lesvos rescue work

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

'This completes the family unit': Keith Wood's wife among those celebrating Irish citizenship
'This completes the family unit': Keith Wood's wife among those celebrating Irish citizenship
Applicants from more than 132 countries will make a declaration of loyalty to the State and become Irish citizens at the INEC Killarney on Monday and Tuesday

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Third-level sector must do more to fight far-right discourse
Third-level sector must do more to fight far-right discourse
International students are a key source of income for universities, but third-level leaders have been silent on the increasing racism they face here 

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Department of Justice misled PAC on asylum seekers – TD
Department of Justice misled PAC on asylum seekers – TD
Department told the Dáil public accounts committee in October that Tusla was responsible for age verification of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers — but in a letter to the committee last week, the department said it is the International Protection Office

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Copying the UK's unpopular, untested migration model looks like political opportunism
Copying the UK's unpopular, untested migration model looks like political opportunism
Being 'tough on immigration' mainly means being tough on ordinary individuals who are keeping our society ticking over, writes Fiona Hurley, CEO of Nasc

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

The Greenland Ice Sheet, Facing Global Warming, Is Melting
John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Elementary School Coat Rack: Backpacks
Parents funding the education system to the tune of €23m annually, Oireachtas committee hears
Shortfalls in funding intended to cover day-to-day running costs means schools turn to fundraising and voluntary contributions

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

Paul Hosford: Minister's focus is on the immigration system, not on the people within it
Paul Hosford: Minister's focus is on the immigration system, not on the people within it
Changes in citizenship eligibility, family reunification and salary thresholds for migrants were among the sweeping changes introduced by justice minister Jim O'Callaghan today

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

Migration policy
Government tightens migration rules with five-year wait for citizenship
New migration strategy introduces tougher citizenship rules, higher income thresholds and stricter conditions for family reunification and refugee status

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Asylum seekers may have to contribute up to 40% of income for State accommodation
Cabinet will consider proposals requiring asylum seekers to pay a proportion of their weekly income towards State-provided accommodation

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Shabana Mahmood is here to free Britain of its anxieties with anti-immigrant policy
British home secretary Shabana Mahmood uses the logic of her moral mission to launch policies to protect immigrants in Britain by hurting them, writes Nesrine Malik

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

Government may cut number of student visas for English language students, minister says
Government may cut number of student visas for English language students, minister says
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said: 'International protection is probably a small percentage of the number of people who come into the country'

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

ICE Raid Louisiana Racetrack
Gareth O'Callaghan: New York Irish keep their heads down this Thanksgiving due to ICE
Rising ICE detentions and heightened tension in New York’s immigrant communities convinced Gareth O'Callaghan to cancel his Thanksgiving trip to Brooklyn

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025

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