About €400,000 spent on mothballed accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Wicklow
Residents had to be moved from Newtownmountkennedy site to alternative accommodation last year due to severe weather
Migrant Crisis
How many people moved to Ireland last year and how many were asylum seekers?
There has been a natural increase but population growth is turbo-charged by immigration
Government has ‘no intention of becoming a landlord’ for asylum seekers, says Simon Harris
Simon Harris has said it ‘defies common sense’ to allow working asylum seekers to get free accommodation
Non-Irish nationals ‘over-represented’ in homeless services, officials warn
Report raises prospect of surge in social housing demand as people qualify after five years’ residence in the State
State must keep trying to cut numbers applying for international protection, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan to keep ‘close eye’ on consequences of UK plan to toughen its immigration policy
Plans to tighten Ireland’s migration rules due this week
Further changes likely in response to UK’s stricter new migration controls, sources say
How Denmark’s ‘hardcore’ immigration policies are inspiring the UK and EU
Countries are warming to once-rejected ideas such as overseas refugee hubs and seizing of assets
How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal may scupper Westminster’s plans
Britain’s asylum shake-up poses big problems for Ireland
What will happen to failed asylum applicants and migrants to the UK who have overstayed, and who can travel freely to Ireland?
After hundreds of Gazans arrive on mystery flights, South Africa asks how
A little-known group sold passage to desperate Palestinians who didn’t know their destination, catching the South African government by surprise
Simon Harris denounces ‘lazy’ and ‘pathetic’ attacks on him over immigration comments
Tánaiste says he has ‘significant concerns that we’re not having that sort of discussion at a policy level in Ireland that every other European country is having’
Britain no longer guarantees support for ‘destitute’ asylum seekers under tough new regime
UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood says biggest overhaul of rules in decades is needed to stop ‘asylum shoppers’
Elon Musk’s view of pre-immigration Ireland: Lovely small towns full of ‘hobbits, frankly’
On Joe Rogan, Musk conjured up a vision of phalanxes of swarthy paedophiles descending on the bucolic villages of Britain and Ireland
‘You belong to Walid’: Trial begins for man accused of running notorious human trafficking network
Victims describe starvation, torture and ransom demands as Dutch prosecutors pursue justice against alleged trafficking boss
If you look closely, you can see a Cabinet rift opening on immigration
Simon Harris and Paschal Donohoe have given subtly different, but important, views on the migration system
Ireland ‘must not be seen as the easy place to get into’, says Minister
Ireland will have ‘very active’ EU presidency on migration issue, says European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne
Coalition of search and rescue groups in Mediterranean to end contact with Libyan co-ordination centre
Italian and European authorities accused of funding and fuelling violence against refugees and migrants as a matter of policy
Fire-safety concerns found during inspections at more than 50 asylum centres
One fire drill to evacuate accommodation unit of just 11 people took 30 minutes, report finds
Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’
Simon Harris is walking a risky tightrope on immigration
Tánaiste accuses people ‘particularly on the left’ trying to ‘shut down the debate’ on migration
Security review of asylum seeker accommodation to be carried out ‘speedily’
Minister of State for Integration Colm Brophy reveals plan in wake of Drogheda fire
Simon Harris defends comments that migration numbers in Ireland are too high
Politicians of the centre cannot ‘put fingers in ears’ on migration, says Tanaiste
Boy (17) pleads guilty to violent disorder during Coolock migrant centre protest
Teenager also admits damaging a Garda vehicle during disturbances in July 2024
Surge in number of exclusion orders against foreign-national prisoners
Those who pose threat to safety and security of Republic are being removed and banned from re-entry at record rate
UK police arrest wrongly-released sex offender who was meant to be sent for deportation
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu arrested in London nearly three days after being freed in error
‘Absolute violence and worse is the only thing that should happen’: How social media drove the Citywest riots
Far-right agitators, retweeted by prominent international figures including billionaire Elon Musk, used social media networks to foment anger
German chancellor accused of reaching for the dog whistle in bid to win back voters
Friedrich Merz’s remarks about mass immigration have divided public opinion and sparked protests at CDU HQ
‘It was a frightening, dark night’: Inside Citywest as anti-immigration riots raged
More than 2,400 immigrants live in the centre - some are afraid to send their children to school outside after this week’s riots
‘This is our country, get them f***ing out’: Citywest riot raises questions for social media giants
There is now a depressingly familiar pattern to how this plays out – and at the centre of it all are online social media platforms.
Two men plead guilty to 20 charges arising out of people trafficking investigation
Large number of witnesses including gardai had been scheduled to give evidence in the trial
British-Irish naval patrols needed to protect undersea cables, says BIPA
Cables serving two countries should be mapped, according to new report
EU begins gradual rollout of digital border system
System applies in 25 of 27 EU countries, excluding Ireland and Cyprus
Global Solidarity Run calls on governments to show ‘decency’ to people forced to migrate
More than 15,000 people across 100 countries to take part in Irish-led global event on Saturday
Wild West nature of business of accommodating asylum seekers has been laid bare
Is State’s effort to face up to its responsibility seen by some as chance to line their pockets?
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