An Independent councillor is raising concerns of potential overcrowding in a new Direct Provision centre in Offaly.

Temple Street's Dr Grace O’Malley said they are seeing more children with obesity who are homeless.

The Government has announced the establishment of a special group to examine the supports afforded to asylum seekers, including direct provision, which will be chaired by a former secretary general of the European Commission.

The directors of a Co Monaghan hire company has said it is “shellshocked” and “gutted” after 39 Chinese people were found dead in one of its trailers.

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Ireland should more than double its annual intake of refugees over the coming three years to meet its “fair share” of the projected global refugee resettlement need, a migrant umbrella group has said.

The Irish Refugee Council (IRC) has said asylum seekers are struggling to access basic services such as healthcare, when in the State system.

The death of an asylum seeker with a serious heart condition just weeks after his transfer from Dublin to Cork without medical notes should act as “a clarion call” to the Government that reforms of the asylum system haven’t gone far enough.

The Government has been accused of backing down “in the face of racist arson attacks” by shelving plans for a direct provision centre in Rooskey in Leitrim.

There are 470 asylum seekers who have been granted refugee status in Ireland but who are unable to leave direct provision centres because there is nowhere else for them to go.

Ireland is in breach of its international human rights obligations by continuing to detain immigrants in prison and garda stations who have been refused entry to the country, a new report shows.

Restrictions on reuniting refugees with loved ones are “creating mentally-ill children of the future”, senators have warned.

Concerns have been raised at the number of people from conflict zones, including Syria and Iraq, being refused family reunification visas or entry into Ireland.

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.

EU leaders finalised a deal with Turkey to cut off migrants coming to Europe illegally but many including the Taoiseach Enda Kenny admitted that it would not resolve the crisis that saw more than 1.2m people mostly fleeing war arrive last year.

President Michael D Higgins is expected to decide today if he should refer a new asylum law to the Supreme Court amid concern aspects of it are in conflict with the Constitution’s definition of the family.

New asylum seeker legislation to ensure applicants are dealt with in one process neglects children’s rights and fails to adequately support refugees, an NGO has claimed.

There have been calls for increased measures to protect migrant workers on fishing boats after an article in The Guardian newspaper alleged some people were working “inhuman hours” and may be the victims of people trafficking.

THAT photo has got be the turning point. The dead toddler on the beach. Three-year-old Alyan Kurdi, lifeless in his little black shoes.

The solicitor for a detained Afghan youth who was slashed across the face during Wednesday’s riot in Cloverhill Prison said his client is "deeply traumatised" by the experience.

Current anti-racism laws are “not functioning” and the Government must introduce specific hate crime legislation, according to an immigrant support group.

A senior European vice detective will next week brief Irish campaigners on the successful implementation of new prostitution laws in Sweden.

History is repeating itself in reverse as immigrants to Ireland begin changing their names to westernised versions.

A report into the dealings of migrants with the Department of Social Protection has found instances of racism, abusive behaviour, and points to a high number of successful appeals.

Staff at the Department of Social Protection (DSP) have been rude, racist and used abusive language when dealing with migrants, a new report shows.

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The State was warned a month ago about rising tensions inside one of its largest direct provision centres, which is at the centre of a blockade.