“We have a love affair with incarcerating people in Ireland”
Aodhan Ó Riordáin expects a report on reforming the Direct Provision on his desk by Easter.
View ArticleWe are ‘sick of being lectured’ by the UN on asylum seekers: Australian PM
It comes after the United Nations declared the country’s policies inhumane.
View ArticleAnti-Deportation Ireland: ALL members of asylum reform group should resign
Sue Conlan says the group has not been fully consulted on new legislation.
View ArticleI feed my children when they’re hungry. Parents in direct provision don’t...
Parents in direct provision have so few ways in which they can model healthy, productive adulthood for their children.
View ArticleTo stop drownings, Europe should ferry across migrants itself
I am a believer in tight border security, but I cannot turn a blind eye wanton waste of life in the Mediterranean.
View ArticleOne person has been in an asylum centre for 11 years – this is how they live
Serious concerns have been expressed about the quality of life children in direct provision have.
View ArticleIt’s clear: The direct provision system is utterly unfit for purpose
A new report published today pulls no punches: the system is unnecessarily complicated and perpetrates ill-treatment.
View ArticleChildren moved from asylum centres after claims of inappropriate contact
A report today said the children were moved before any assessment could take place and this hindered one of the investigations.
View ArticleDid Australia bribe people smugglers to turn their boat around?
The country’s prime minister won’t say.
View ArticleLÉ Eithne to be recalled from Mediterranean in a month’s time
Another Irish Naval vessel will be sent to replace the Éithne, once her mission comes to an end.
View ArticlePoll: Should long-term asylum seekers be allowed to work?
A report recommends new asylum seekers should be able to work if they have been waiting more than nine months for a decision.
View ArticleHere's what needs to be done to help asylum seekers in Ireland
A new report has called for the Direct Provision system to be overhauled.
View ArticleSome kids have lived their whole lives in Direct Provision. It’s time to do...
Ireland has been warehousing asylum-seekers in Direct Provision since 2000. How can we stand by and allow children to live in these conditions?
View ArticleLabour councillor: Housing should be given to locals over asylum seekers
Will Paton has called for affirmative action for housing locals in Carlow.
View ArticleCompany which made asylum-seekers wear wristbands compared to Nazis
“It harks back to the Nazi regime with people being forced to wear a Star of David.”
View ArticleA mayor in Belgium is trying to ban male migrants from using his town’s...
Mayor of Kokzijde Marc Vanden Bussche has proposed the move after complaints were received from female bathers regarding the behaviour of certain asylum seekers.
View ArticleSweden to expel up to 80,000 asylum seekers
It’s the latest move by EU states to tighten their borders in the face of the migrant and refugee crisis.
View ArticleRadio host’s comment about asylum seekers ‘going to the beach’ didn’t break...
A presenter on Cork City Community Radio had suggested that a decision to offer an asylum seeker a university place was unfair to Irish-born families.
View ArticlePictures: Inside the surreal world of the migrant ‘Jungle’ at Calais
An entire society has sprung up on the outskirts of the French town, with the refugees living there making the most of the little that they have.
View ArticleHugging women are challenging the Soldiers of Odin vigilante group
The Sisters of Kyllikki said they are intent on showing that the country is a tolerant, safe place.
View Article'Mama Merkel' rules out closing the 'Balkan route' to Syrian refugees
A meeting on in Brussels also saw Turkey trying to strongarm the EU.
View ArticleFraudsters are targeting migrants and threatening them with deportation
The caller tells the person they face deportation that day.
View ArticleParis will open its first refugee camp in the city next month
Another is planned before the end of the year.
View Article'Some flee immediately': Migrants pretending to be children to get into Ireland
So far this year, Tusla has received 97 referrals into its team for separated children seeking asylum.
View ArticleStephen Rea opens pop-up café aiming to raise awareness about Direct Provision
More than 4,000 people live in DP centres nationally.
View ArticleAsylum seeker enters 35th day of hunger strike in Sligo centre
The Iranian man has been served with a deportation order.
View ArticleFar-right leader says Germany 'has to close its borders'
Frauke Petry, who leads the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party, has hit out at Angela Merkel.
View ArticleRule change should lead to less time in Direct Provision centres for asylum...
The “single procedure” process for asylum applications has come into effect.
View Article'It's a great thing': Trump heralds Brexit
Trump also attacked Angela Merkel over her immigration policy.
View ArticleExplainer: Why Australia is worried that Trump won't honour an agreement to...
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull struck the deal with President Obama.
View ArticleRise in deportations 'worrying and stressful' as department denies official...
Asylum seekers also say they are confused about a new refugee application process.
View ArticleSyrian refugees coming to Roscommon will get less than €20-a-week as they...
The refugees will be able to claim social welfare if and when they are granted official refugee status.
View ArticleEU takes legal action against Hungary, Poland, and Czechs for refusing to...
Around 160,000 migrants in Italy and Greece are to be relocated to other EU states, but that has proven to be a slow process.
View ArticleScholarships to be given to people in Direct Provision as UL becomes a...
Seventeen academic scholarships will be made available to applicants aged over 22 and living in direct provision.
View ArticleThe food is 'horrible' and the men are 'creepy' - Children in direct...
It’s part of a report commissioned by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
View ArticleGovernment defends lack of information on people who died in direct provision
Over the past 10 years, 44 people have died in direct provision.
View ArticleGardaí use golf buggy to track two Afghani asylum seekers who escaped onto...
The men managed to stow themselves away on a truck headed to Wicklow.
View Article'Ireland is well placed to respond to the needs of migrants and refugees'
The Catholic Church wants to play a part in welcoming refugees here, Bishop Kevin Doran writes.
View Article'An inhumane action': Eviction orders issued to asylum seekers in direct...
Nasc says that those issued with eviction orders will become “homeless and destitute”.
View ArticleThose in Direct Provision will be allowed to work, Minister confirms
Each person living in Direct Provision receives an allowance of €21 a week.
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