From Afghanistan to Ireland: ‘We had no choice. While we were sitting on the plane, everybody was crying’
Marwa Zamir moved to Ireland in 2016 when she was 13. She says she was the only one in her family who was excited
Irish Refugee Council
Almost 9,000 children in direct provision not eligible for double child benefit payment
Children’s Rights Alliance calls for urgent delivery of the International Protection Child Payment to address poverty s
Asylum seekers cleared from Grand Canal by gardaí within minutes of arriving
Gardaí were alerted by Waterways Ireland staff patrolling area
Record number of asylum seekers awaiting accommodation
Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue
Asylum seekers allegedly threatened with death after their location was posted on social media
Volunteers warn of tents being slashed and urinated on within hours of men setting up camp
State found guilty of breaching homeless IP applicants’ rights but no sanction issued
Judge denies IHREC’s request for order forcing Government to establish system that vindicates the fundamental rights of all international protection applicants
Malahide homeowner seeking return of house offered to State for refugees
Willie Guerin donated house for two years in 2021 and is now struggling to get it back, while a family of eight is facing homelessness
‘Ireland is now my home’: refugees share stories at Saol Nua photo exhibition in Dublin
Exhibition at CHQ Building captures ‘far greater diversity of experience than most people would imagine is possible’
Number of homeless asylum seekers passes 2,000 for first time, new figures show
Data come as agencies warns of ‘escalation’ in eviction letters being issued to people in direct provision accommodation
Stop ‘punching down’ and ‘scapegoating’ vulnerable asylum seekers, Government told by NGOs
Call made in joint statement by 30 civil organisations, including Irish Refugee Council and Focus Ireland
Interpretation services for international protection applicants of ‘varying quality’, forum hears
No qualifications needed for interpreters who help applicants with interviews of vital importance
Means-testing of asylum seekers’ allowance risks ‘pushing families into poverty’, say support groups
Refugee support organisations question Government’s timing of announcement ahead of elections
EU migration pact will result in ‘less safeguards’ for those seeking protection, says refugee council
More than 160 organisations across Europe, including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, have raised concerns about pact’s contents
Mother slept with child (3) in McDonald’s after finding International Protection Office closed for Easter
A number of homeless families presented at the office in Dublin on Friday after it had closed for the Easter weekend
‘We did not expect to be here again’: Dublin’s rough sleeping asylum seekers returned to streets
After being provided with emergency beds, the men were sent back to their tents
Asylum seekers: 970 without State accommodation as number likely to breach 1,000 later in week
Just three international protection applicants have been accommodated since last week
Homeless asylum seekers: ‘They told me there is no space but I see all these empty places in Dublin. There is no mercy’
International Protection applicants are arriving to find themselves living on the street. But ‘at least there are no bullets’
Homeless asylum seekers protest over ‘basic human right’ of accommodation
Men have been sleeping outside the International Protection Office for up to two months
Asylum system changes ‘are pandering’ to far right, says TD
People should not be victimised for seeking asylum, Irish Refugee Council says
More than 200 asylum seekers left without accommodation
State has been unable to provide accommodation to single men since December 4th
Ministers set to approve large cuts to benefits for Ukrainian refugees
Minister for Integration to put proposals to Cabinet committee for cutting welfare for future Ukrainian arrivals and providing accommodation for only 90 days
Refugee centres targeted in Dublin riots
Firefighers wearing breathing equipment rescued a security guard from blaze in Finglas
Ukrainian refugees in State accommodation may get Christmas travel exemption
Department considers amendment to protocol that puts refugees at risk of losing allocated beds
Proposals to time-limit housing for Ukrainians criticised by refugee groups
Taoiseach tells Dáil that State’s ability to accommodate and provide for refugees is ‘very much’ at its limit
Lack of audits for private accommodation for child migrants ‘unfathomable’
Hotels and B&Bs are not suitable places for children to grow up, Ombudsman for Children says and calls for move away from emergency responses
Report calls for child benefit to be paid for children living in direct provision and for an increase in the daily allowance
Irish Refugee Council says it is unjust that the parents in direct provision do not receive something which is supposed to be a universal benefit
Budget 2024 must target income support for children living in poverty - community groups
End Child Poverty Week seminar hears of difficulties in direct provision and generational poverty
Nearly 1,400 asylum seekers slept rough for up to 10 weeks this year, including four children
Irish Refugee Council report says at one point there was a total of 593 people seeking protection who were homeless due to shortage of State accommodation
Ireland welcomes EU agreement on how to handle migration
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hails ‘decisive step’, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin indicates support for focus on ‘burden sharing’
Temporary protection for Ukrainians should be extended to 2025 ‘as matter of urgency’, civil society groups say
‘Unprecedented’ measure gives Ukrainians right to travel and reside in Europe
Europe’s two-tier asylum system: doors open for Ukrainians as others seeking refuge face barriers
Similar story for asylum seekers in Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Germany and Poland as Ukrainians enjoy priority treatment and others sometimes struggle
Homeless asylum seekers’ camp destroyed by fire as refugees sleeping rough express worry over safety
Taoiseach and Minister for Justice condemn scenes following stand-off between pro-and anti-immigrant protesters at Sandwith St in Dublin on Friday evening
Fire thought to have caused extensive damage at Dublin city migrant camp
Standoff at Upper Sandwith Street where homeless refugees have set up makeshift camp
Calls to increase payments to children in direct provision who receive ‘just €29.80 per week’
Research shows current supports fall short of a minimum essential standard of living
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