Immigration has entered the political arena again this week with comments from Wexford by-election candidate Verona Murphy about asylum seekers.

The Migrant Rights Centre says up to 3,000 people are missing out on travel, an education, and a career because of the issue.

Independent TD Noel Grealish has been accused of “disgraceful racism” after suggesting money being sent from Ireland by Nigerian migrants could be the proceeds of crime or fraud.

“Today was a both a celebration of who we are in Ireland now"

The country's main transport providers are joining forces to launch a new anti-racism campaign across the public transport system.

The Government has been asked to pause naturalisation applications and to quickly draft legislation after a court ruling that applicants must have unbroken residency here for a year.

“What does this ruling mean for them?"

One-third of LGBT+ people have experienced discrimination in Ireland in the past two years.

A new dedicated immigration facility at Dublin Airport is due to open in the coming months.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland helped 23 victims of human trafficking last year.

A new scheme has led to an increased number of migrants putting themselves forward for election.

A Leaving Cert student from Galway has appealed for help with her legal status so she can attend university.

Ireland’s new laws criminalising the purchase of sex will work in cutting trafficking and sexual exploitation according to a new report.

Ireland’s new laws criminalising the purchase of sex will work in cutting trafficking and sexual exploitation according to a new report - but those behind the research said it could also be improved by the imposition of “on-the-spot” fines.

One in eight of our population are migrants, but our political system is woefully homogenous and would be enriched by greater diversity, writes Salome Mbugua

New measures to allow asylum seekers to work in Ireland are impractical, say protesters.

Pope Francis has called on governments and societies to welcome and integrate migrants.

Returning Irish migrants whose partner is not a native of the EU could be adversely affected by the reversal of a recent ruling on cohabitation requirements.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said that he will insist on Egypt honouring an agreement to allow Ibrahim Halawa return to Ireland whether or not he is found guilty following his trial in Cairo.

In President Donald Trump, they have a surrogate. It is unclear how far they may go, writes Gerard Howlin

Racist incidents are on the rise in Ireland.

A campaign to combat racism on public transport will be launched later today.

There has been a mixed reaction to news that a new detention centre is being built at Dublin Airport.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland is concerned a detention centre at Dublin Airport could be over-used.

Three adults and five children discovered in a container in Rosslare, Co Wexford, were lucky to have survived such an arduous journey, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) said yesterday.

It may take more than 18 months to process the asylum applications of 8 people found at Rosslare Port.

Nearly 608,000 people, one in six of the country’s adults, contacted the Citizens Information Services last year.

The Dáil has approved Ireland's participation in a European programme to disrupt human trafficking in the Mediterranean.

Former ‘Fair City’ actress Lisa Harding has written a novel about human-trafficking in Ireland, says Olivia Kelleher

There has been a rise of more than 20% in the number of people trafficked into Ireland.

Weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that a ban on asylum seekers working was unconstitutional, the Government has been accused of seeking “caveats” to its implementation.

Up to 3,000 asylum seekers could soon be eligible to join the workforce after the Supreme Court found banning them from employment is unconstitutional.

A culture shift is needed to make the very idea of paying for sexual access to another person’s body unthinkable and will require strong leadership from Government down, writes Liz Kelly

Gardaí are investigating a foul-mouthed racist attack by a woman on a train travelling from Colbert Station, Limerick, to Limerick Junction on Easter Sunday, writes Jimmy Woulfe.

Gardaí are investigating a foul-mouthed racist attack by a woman on a train travelling from Colbert Sation, Limerick, to Limerick Junction on Easter Sunday.

The number of people — including children — detected being trafficked into Ireland jumped by 70% in 2015.

Almost half of those subject to racism in housing estates are children while the majority of victims are of black African descent, a new study shows.

The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform in the US is urging the country’s 50,000 undocumented Irish not to panic about President Trump’s clampdown on immigration — as it will only impact undocumented immigrants with serious criminal records.

People smuggling is complex and is often entered into as a “last resort” by those seeking asylum, according to immigrant and refugee advocacy groups.

There are serious security concerns at Garda headquarters at revelations of a sophisticated people-smuggling operation at Dublin Airport.

A report being launched today claims that a “flawed immigration system” is harming migrant children, and in particular those in state care.