Migration

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National Ploughing Championships 2024
Charging asylum seekers who are working is ‘common sense’, Taoiseach says
He also stressed that Ireland has “benefitted hugely” from migration and that it is a “compassionate country”

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders
Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders
Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations as it seeks to crack down on irregular migration, expanding a system of controls that are already in place at four other borders.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Life Sentences Bill 2024
Simon Harris: Asylum seekers with jobs should pay towards accommodation
'We’ve taken a number of decisions in recent weeks and months to try and make sure our immigration system is fair, the Taoiseach said

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Autism Innovation Strategy
More than 90 properties offered for asylum seeker accommodation
As of August 26, the EOI has received 91 submissions

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

AerLingus strikes
Immigration to Ireland reaches 17-year high, CSO figures suggest
This was the third successive 12-month period where more than 100,000 people immigrated to Ireland

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

Knife crime sentencing
McEntee: New approach to asylum applications will ‘speed up’ process
From Monday, applicants from Jordan will now be processed 'on an accelerated basis'

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Irish Migration
‘I am not the minister,’ McDonald says as she defends Sinn Féin migration policy
In an interview on RTÉ Radio, Ms McDonald refuted the suggestion that her party’s policy document on reforming the international protection system was similar to the government’s approach

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Irish border control changes
Five more countries to be added to Ireland’s ‘safe countries’ list
International protection applications from these countries, which have not been named, will be accelerated from Wednesday following an “extensive review” by the department

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

2024 Cross Border Police Conference on Organised & Serious Crime
Garda deployed to Belfast amid concern over ‘abuse of Common Travel Area’
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed that a member of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) has been stationed in Belfast as part of engagement with stakeholders in the area.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Irish Migration
Ireland ‘failing obligation to provide accommodation to asylum seekers’
On December 4 last year, the Government stated that it could no longer offer accommodation to men seeking international protection.

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Israel-Hamas conflict
Dozens of accommodation centres for Ukrainian refugees set to close
Almost 70 contracts for Ukrainian refugee accommodation will expire “shortly”, according to Simon Harris

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Irish Migration
Asylum seeker tents not removed because of Europa League final, insists minister
The day before St Patrick’s Day, male asylum seekers who had been camping at the International Protection Office on Mount Street were taken by bus to a separate site outside the city.

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Fianna Fail’s 1916 commemoration
People have migration concerns but vast majority draw line at violence – Martin
The Tánaiste said there were far-right elements involved in “making a lot of noise” about migration, but said this was not a reflection of society

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Irish Migration
Providing tents to refugees ‘not a good idea’, Tánaiste says
The Government has faced criticism for failing to accommodate all asylum seekers amid an increase in the number of arrivals

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Irish Migration
Plans to cut payment rates for Ukrainian refugees from €232 per week to €38.80 'fair'
The plan will mean many of the 100,000 people, who arrived in Ireland during the first two years of the war, will receive the same allowance as those who have arrived in Ireland since March

Tue, 14 May, 2024

Budget 2024
Tory minister says UK government 'won't let Northern Ireland be exception' to Rwanda scheme
The British government has vowed to appeal over the ruling

Tue, 14 May, 2024

Irish Migration
Government to review payments to migrants amid influx
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe indicated the review is set to take place “within weeks”

Sun, 12 May, 2024

Irish migration
UK agency ‘trafficking’ migrants to Ireland, Dáil told
'It’s very clear that vulnerable people in a precarious position are being horribly exploited by bad actors.'

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Anti-immigration protest - Dublin
Crowds gather for immigration protest in Dublin
Crowds gathered at the Garden of Remembrance before proceeding along O’Connell Street amid a gardaí presence

Mon, 06 May, 2024

Irish migration
Government must be stronger in dealing with asylum seeker camps – TD
The Government must be stronger in dealing with makeshift encampments of homeless asylum seekers, a Fianna Fail TD has said.

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Grand Canal tents
Asylum seekers sheltering in more than 70 tents along bank of Dublin’s Grand Canal
On Saturday night, volunteers food and water to the asylum seekers sheltering in the tents along the canal

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Taoiseach defends Government’s handling of asylum seeker accommodation
Taoiseach defends Government’s handling of asylum seeker accommodation
Around a dozen asylum seekers arrived at St Mary’s Church Park in Ballsbridge on Thursday night

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Irish migration
Civil servant to be hired to combat misinformation around migration
At the Cabinet Committee on Migration, ministers agreed that a civil servant will be hired at principal-officer grade at the Department of Children

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Irish migration
Some asylum seekers still without beds after Dublin 'shantytown' dismantled
At least 285 people have been removed from a makeshift migrant camp in Dublin city centre following a multi-agency operation

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Taoiseach attends EPP conference on the future of European agriculture
Harris claims UK government confirms ‘operating agreement’ for asylum seekers
Simon Harris has claimed that the UK government has confirmed there is an “operating agreement” to allow asylum seekers to be returned between both jurisdictions.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Irish migration
Rwanda plan will ‘definitely’ lead to legal action if operational, says lawyer
An immigration lawyer has warned that cases will be taken by asylum seekers if Ireland attempts to return them to the UK while it is operating its planned Rwanda scheme.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Taoiseach attends EPP conference on the future of European agriculture
Simon Harris: 'Legitimate expectation' Irish-UK migration deal will be honoured
Legislation that ministers are to discuss on Tuesday aims to provide a legal basis for the agreement

Tue, 30 Apr, 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

British-Irish Intergovernmental conference
Tanaiste says 80% figure for asylum seekers from NI not based on evidence
A claim by the Justice Minister that 80% of asylum seekers are coming into the country from Northern Ireland is not based on data, evidence or statistics, the Tánaiste has said.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

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Doubt cast on claims majority of asylum seekers in Ireland had crossed border
Helen McEntee last week claimed that the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland into the state is now 'higher than 80%'

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Protesters in standoff near migrant camp in Dublin
Protesters in standoff near migrant camp in Dublin
A number of asylum seekers who have not yet been offered state accommodation, and other homeless people, have been setting up tents in the area around the International Protection Office on Mount Street.

Fri, 19 Apr, 2024

Christmas Shoppers
Migration major issue for Irish in EU Parliament elections 
Public health the number one issue for Irish voters, according to survey

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

EU legislators approve overhaul of migration laws
EU legislators approve overhaul of migration laws
European Union legislators have approved a major revamp of the bloc’s migration laws aimed at ending years of division over how to manage the entry of thousands of people without authorisation and depriving the far right of a vote-winning campaign ...

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

MEPs to vote on divisive migration policy in ‘big moment for Europe’
MEPs to vote on divisive migration policy in ‘big moment for Europe’
Proponents of legislation for bloc say it will take away far-right arguments but critics claim the opposite

Wed, 10 Apr, 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

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Number of asylum seekers without State accommodation passes 600
Fears that the number could reach 1,000 within weeks

Tue, 16 Jan, 2024

Mexico sees rise in both refugees and internal displacement
Mexico sees rise in both refugees and internal displacement
Mexico is among the top five in the world for asylum seeker applications

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

Asylum seekers facing homelessness deemed 'unacceptable' amid safety fears
Asylum seekers facing homelessness deemed 'unacceptable' amid safety fears
Tánaiste Micheál Martin ‘very conscious’ some may be targeted while in tents

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Stormont Assembly
Migration is good for Ireland, Leo Varadkar tells Dáil
Taoiseach responds to Tipperary TD Michael Lowry's call to 'modify and rebalance' immigration policy

Tue, 28 Nov, 2023

President Higgins to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican
President Higgins to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican
At the meeting, President Higgins and the Pope will discuss a number of global issues, including climate change, migration, global poverty, food security, the rights of indigenous people and global peace

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

Poland’s conservative government rocked by visa corruption scandal
Poland’s conservative government rocked by visa corruption scandal
Poland’s conservative government has been rocked by reports that consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes, opening the door for migrants to enter the European Union.

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

41 dead in migrant shipwreck, according to survivors who set off from Tunisia
41 dead in migrant shipwreck, according to survivors who set off from Tunisia
Forty-one people are believed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Tunisia in rough seas, the Italian Red Cross and rescue groups reported – citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Pakistan Floods
Climate change 'poses major risk to global peace and security'
UNHCR estimates that in the past 15 years an annual average of 21.5m people have been forcibly displaced by weather-related events, with these numbers expected to increase

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Cork religious leader hits out at video describing African Presentation Brothers as 'military-aged males'
Cork religious leader hits out at video describing African Presentation Brothers as 'military-aged males'
Brother Barry Noel, congregation leader of the Presentation Brothers, said the order has sought legal advice arising out of some of the language used in a video by anti-migrant activist Derek Blighe.

Mon, 08 May, 2023

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