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

Brian Killoran has also called for hate-crime legislation to be introduced, as racism occurs in every walk of Irish life.

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?"

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.

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

Racist incidents are on the rise in Ireland.

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.

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.

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.

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

Children are largely invisible in Ireland's immigration system according to a new report.

Muslims are not well represented in the media, according to the Immigrant Council of Ireland.

A new report exploring sham marriages as a type of human exploitation will be launched later this morning.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland is launching a nationwide anti-racism campaign.

The Naval Service is gearing up to save even more migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean Sea this year as refugees pour into Libya from Middle East war zones following Turkey’s promise to cut people-smuggling operations across the Aegean into Greece.

Sr Stanislaus Kennedy calls for Ireland's politicians to assume a more active role when it comes to fighting the injustices suffered by the thousands of refugees who have flooded into Europe in the past few years.

Members of the public, and perhaps people facing deportation, are being targeted by a sophisticated telephone scam that extracts money.

The current political uncertainty we face here is nothing compared to the uncertainty of those forced to get in boats and flee for their lives, writes Brian Killoran

Thirty one suspected trafficked women sought help last year, according to the Immigrant Council of Ireland.

The Christmas and New Year message of our President is not only timely but must be acted upon (‘President Higgins urges people to be inspired by ideals of 1916’, December 21), if Ireland is to offer real safety and hope to men, women and children seeking shelter from war and terror.

Enda Kenny promised to act on sex trafficking and prostitution four years ago, yet a new programme shows these crimes still blight our society, writes Brian Killoran            

Groups supporting victims of crime fear a landmark Europe-wide ruling giving new rights and supports for victims from today will not have full effect in Ireland.

Online prostitution is soaring as sex buyers from Northern Ireland head south to avoid new laws.

WITH 100 refugees from war-torn Syria already in Ireland and up to 4,000 immigrants expected here over the next two years, it is heartening to feel the Government is actively planning to ensure they are fully integrated in Irish society. 

A fresh allocation of €25m for accommodating refugees fleeing countries such as Syria was welcomed yesterday, amid claims people already in the asylum system had been forgotten.

The lack of political leadership on the refugee crisis at a European level (‘Refugee Crisis to worsen as borders are shut’, September 15) will be a source of dismay for people across the country who had demanded a humanitarian response to a humanitarian catastrophe.