Minister concedes in High Court challenge to order facilitating asylum-seeker housing in Athlone
Roderic O’Gorman’s plan for site to rear of direct provision centre in Lissywollen to be considered an ‘unauthorised development’
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Michael O’Malley explores how scientific biology informs the arbitrariness of ‘racecraft’ found in family records
‘We need time’: Syrians in Europe resist calls to return home
Refugees in Germany and elsewhere are in ‘wait and see’ mode after fall of Assad regime
EU to limit asylum rights in response to Russian ‘weaponisation’ of migration
European Commission clears countries to take emergency measures to stop Russia facilitating migrant flows into eastern states
Economists need to get their story straight on immigration
Focusing on the impact on wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow a frame of analysis
A Dante for Ireland: Exile and purgatory reinvented for the dislocated
Colcester, Florence, Belfast and elsewhere all intermingle in Philip Terry’s version of Dante’s Purgatorio
Britain pauses Syrian asylum decision process after fall of Assad
Focus will be reflection on ‘diplomatic relations with Syria’ and a cautious observation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Homeless asylum seekers camped near Dáil offered accommodation after standoff with gardaí
Some 50 tents pitched at Kildare Place on Thursday after men told to leave ‘cold weather’ beds in Citywest
‘It doesn’t have to be them or us’: Teachers behind new book of refugees’ stories want to challenge stereotypes
Leah O’Shaughnessy and Melanie Martin co-wrote the book in the wake of the Dublin riots
We are heading for an election result replete with uncertainty
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Pregnant and seeking asylum: ‘Imagine the journey some of these women have been on’
Coombe hospital-linked Daisy Clinic provides maternity and gynaecological care to pregnant women who are within the international protection system
Canada fears Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations will push migrants north
Canadian authorities are preparing for a surge in migrants crossing from the US, while allies of the incoming US president have raised alarm over a recent spike in migrants coming in from Canada
Anti-immigration candidates: Do any of them have a chance of winning a seat in the 34th Dáil?
Six people with anti-immigration positions were elected in the June local elections when it was a hot-button issue - the temperature is lower in this general election campaign
Hungarian leader Viktor Orban gives insight to his ‘lonely’ worldview
Europe Letter: Viktor Orban is the guy at the party most of the other EU leaders wish had left early
‘Deep concern’ over families evicted from direct provision despite gaining status - Ombudsman
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Suad Aldarra awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
Syrian-Irish writer’s memoir I Don’t Want to Talk About Home was published in 2022
‘I want to go to Chicago’: Immigrants, vigilantes and good samaritans on the US-Mexico border
Immigration and border security are key issues in the US presidential election campaign, yet those making the crossing care more for food and water than politics
Abandoned in Lebanon: How Ireland offered Syrian refugees a route to safety, then left them in a war zone
Two years ago about 375 Syrians were interviewed in Lebanon by Irish officials and told they would be resettled in Ireland before 2024. They’re still waiting - amid bombs, deprivation and discrimination. Sally Hayden spoke to some of those people, who feel trapped, scared and forgotten
Israeli drones an essential part of EU’s attempt to stop refugees and migrants from reaching its territory
Drones ‘tested over Gaza’ have been reappropriated by the EU to monitor migrants in the Mediterranean
Three things the Irish election should be about - but won’t
Climate, immigration and the sustainability of our economic model are subjects no one wants to talk about but they are not going away
European asylum policy continues to shift to the right
Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders
Two migrants die after boat sinks in English Channel, French coastguard says
So far this year, 47 deaths have been reported by coastguard, including a baby
Borderline existence: The risk of refugees disappearing from history
Greece Letter: Those arriving in Greece face an old problem - how to accept their new circumstances while sustaining a memory of who they actually are
International protection applicants moved from tents during Storm Ashley, says activist
‘The tents have been flying everywhere,’ says spokesman as migrants moved to houses in Newtownmountkennedy and Crooksling
EU leaders push for harder stance on asylum
Summit of European leaders hears call for firmer deportation policies as migration dominates agenda
Spain’s government under fire over plan to house migrants in disused airport
Built at cost of over €1 billion, Ciudad Real airport operated for only three years before euro zone crisis
EU deportation hubs not the same as ‘stupid’ UK Rwanda policy, Simon Harris says
Taoiseach says Ireland has an ‘open mind’ to idea for EU deportation sites for failed asylum seekers
Poland’s Tusk says he will protect Polish security at EU summit
President Andrzej Duda joined the criticism of the asylum policy adopted by the government, saying it would harm Belarusian dissidents fleeing repression
An intervention from Germany’s opposition could prove important to the EU’s approach to migration
The party is calling for a temporary closure of the country’s borders to asylum claimants
EU considers controversial deportation sites outside its borders
Proposal would see asylum seekers deported to ‘hubs’ outside of the EU then returned to home countries
State has ‘done nothing’ about High Court judgment finding breach of asylum seekers’ rights, judge hears
Human rights body asks court to reconsider making order forcing State to vindicate the asylum seekers’ rights
Dutch government suffers setback in bid to introduce hardline immigration policy
Surprise as Senate votes against declaring an ‘asylum crisis’
Migrant arrivals to Canary Islands surging as capsizing tragedy strikes
More than 50 people believed to have died while crossing to islands from west Africa
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