‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes
The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties
International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS)
Woman killed in Clifden went to Garda and courts in effort to escape violent relationship
Masuma Sohrabi (31), a mother of two, was found dead on Thursday morning close to IPAS centre in Clifden where she lived
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Financial pressure, a sexual harassment allegation and an editor resigning after he claimed to be subject to anti-Semitic bullying
School holidays ‘highly challenging’ for thousands of homeless children as rates rise again
Weekly snapshot does not consider overcrowded housing, refuges, couch-surfing, sleeping rough or IPAS
Man arrested after leading gardaí to woman’s body in Co Galway
Gardaí say body of deceased discovered at location near emergency accommodation premises in Clifden
Gerry Hutch is a smart man. He knows what he’s doing with immigration comments
Gerry Hutch knows he can gain ground by saying what other politicians won’t say, but what a growing part of the electorate wants to hear
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live there
Correspondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in Ireland
Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025
Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025
Ipas head questions claims large numbers are going from direct provision to homelessness
John Harding said ‘vast majority’ of those leaving Ipas accomodation have not needed homeless services
Fees paid to top 10 asylum-accommodation providers exceeded €300m in 2025
In total, €1.6bn paid last year to private firms operating centres for international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees
More than 1,300 who left direct provision in last two years sought emergency accommodation
Report indicated figures did not include households that presented to services due to a grant of family reunification
Emergency accommodation provider looks to turn office block into hostel accommodation
Local residents in Dublin 2 call on planners to turn down application from company they say operates direct provision services
Michael Healy-Rae property business got €113,000 from State for housing Ukrainians last year
Junior Minister’s Roughty Properties has received €1.33m since late 2022 for accommodating refugees at Tralee property
Ignoring communities where large Ipas centres planned ‘concerning’, says Harris
Department of Justice moving forward with laws to address planning issues around proposed accommodation centres
Mediation fails in refugee accommodation contracts dispute
Company says it spent €6 million on refurbishment work
Far-right group planned to attack Muslims and Ipas workers in ‘eye for an eye’ campaign
Four arrested men who allegedly plotted to destroy a Galway mosque appear in court
Hundreds of families told to leave Ipas accommodation despite plea for ‘pause’ over homeless provision
Surge in households leaving direct provision centres has ‘serious impact’ on emergency accommodation capacity - DRHE
Many Ipas residents in ‘wholly unsuitable’ living and sleeping arrangements, report finds
Overcrowding in asylum seekers accommodation increased by 19 per cent in 2025
Minister questions why 11 Sinn Féin TDs had to speak on a single amendment to International Protection Bill
Dáil passes legislation by 74 to 65 votes and Bill now goes to Seanad
Immigration law overhaul: Five issues that have divided the Dáil
Opposition TDs criticise plans to guillotine International Protection Bill on Wednesday
Cost of providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine war reduces by more than half
Public Accounts Committee to hear funding of over €600m allocated in 2026 compared with about €1.4bn in 2024
Racism and hate not being tackled with energy needed to meet scale of problem, rapporteur says
‘Structural racism’ persists across public services in areas such as employment, housing and health, report states
Migration system needs reform to effectively sustain workforce and public services – report
Potential for abuse of educational visas seen as an area of concern as is lack of infrastructure to enable new arrivals integrate
South Dublin community urges quashing of deportation order against family
Supporters of South African Oyekanmi family say they have blended into school and community life
Crown Paints factory IP accommodation preparation works cost company €4.2m, court told
Developer brings legal action against two Ministers after violent disorder in Coolock halted project
David Gillick among those calling for South African teen and family not to be deported
Local community in South Dublin rallying around Joseph Oyekanmi, a promising athlete, and his family
State paid Red Cow Moran Hotel firm more than €80m over three years to house asylum seekers
Revenue from State contract compares to 2019 sales of €14.32 million when hotel was open to paying guests
Deposit of €142,000 for prospective Ipas centre must be returned, High Court rules
Proposed facility was former 14-bedroom hotel
Somali teen who came to Ireland alone wins right to challenge State after-care provision
Irish Refugee Council seeks order requiring Tusla to reassess whether teenager needs further life assistance
Opposition criticises Tánaiste over comments linking homelessness to immigration
Simon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’
‘We were heartbroken when they left’: Removal of asylum seekers from Wicklow village raises questions
Tynte House in Dunlavin, Co Wicklow, is one of 22 contracts for international protection accommodation centres that ended in 2025
State faces further lawsuit over cancelled international protection centre in Dublin
Company suing over repudiation of contract to convert office building on Fumbally Square to accommodation
Majority of companies paid by State to accommodate international protection applicants do not report on profits
Most of the beneficiary companies have unlimited status and are not required to publicly report profits
Refugee group has ‘deep concern’ over asylum seekers sleeping rough to show need for beds
Government figures show there were 3,480 ‘beds available’ in centres operated by IPAS at the end of October
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