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New report recommends staff training to protect LGBT+ international protection applicants

A report recommending new ways to support LGBTI+ people living in International Protection accommodation has been launched. The report - produced by LGBT Ireland - was commissioned in September 2022 to help guide the Department of Children, Equality,...

12 Sept 2023 at 15:38

National News

Six men found in shipping container refused entry to Ireland

Six men who were among a group of people discovered in a shipping container in Co Wexford have been refused permission to enter Ireland. The men were found at approximately 10.30am on Monday. Gardai said they were alerted to the presence of a ...

28 Jan 2025 at 23:39

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ALERT: Major operation underway in Dublin to move asylum seekers sleeping in tents

A major operation is underway to move asylum seekers who have been sleeping in tents on Mount Street in central Dublin. The migrants have been sleeping rough, for several weeks, beside the International Protection Office. Gardai, Dublin City ...

01 May 2024 at 08:24

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Major operation to clear tents from Grand Canal now underway

A major operation to clear tents from the Grand Canal in Dublin is now underway. A government statement confirmed the joint operation taking place this morning (Thursday May 9), the purpose of which is "to ensure the safe movement of people ...

09 May 2024 at 08:59

National News

Harris thanks agencies for their work in moving migrants from ‘shantytown’

At least 285 people have been removed from a makeshift migrant camp in Dublin city centre following a multi-agency operation on Wednesday. In recent months, migrants have been sleeping rough beside the city’s International Protection ...

01 May 2024 at 20:00

National News

Government ‘still intends to house asylum seekers in Coolock despite protests’

The Government will still use the former paint factory in Dublin as accommodation for people who have applied for asylum, Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has said. Mr O’Gorman said engagement with the community had raised a ...

01 Aug 2024 at 15:29

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Asylum seekers with jobs should pay towards accommodation, Harris says

Asylum seekers who have incomes should be asked to financially contribute towards State accommodation and services provided to them, the Taoiseach has said. International protection applicants can seek permission to work if ...

12 Sept 2024 at 11:34

National News

Locate asylum seekers in ‘better off’ areas, says Sinn Fein

Accommodation for asylum seekers should be located in “better off” areas, the leader of Sinn Fein has said. Mary Lou McDonald also said a site in north Dublin which has become a centre of violent disorder after it was ...

23 Jul 2024 at 15:02

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Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Keith Walsh among those lending support to Newbridge, County Kildare group

Singers Christy Moore and Luka Bloom, as well as radio DJ and comedian Keith Walsh, are among those lending support to a community group based in Newbridge. Newbridge For All (NFA) is a group that advocates for ...

27 Sept 2023 at 09:17

National News

Government ordered almost 900 refugees to leave Ireland but can't say how many left

A total of 857 international protection applicants were ordered to leave Ireland last year but the government does not know whether or not they left. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee confirmed their ...

28 Mar 2024 at 14:59

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Sleeping arrangements for IPAS residents affects ‘dignity and privacy’ – report

The sleeping arrangements for residents living at an International Protection facility is impacting upon their dignity and privacy and has the potential to lead to accumulative harm to children, a ...

15 Aug 2025 at 11:38

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“This beautiful town has good people” — Asylum seeker in Newbridge, County Kildare, hopes to be accepted in the community

An International Protection Applicant (asylum seeker) currently being accommodated in The Gables in Newbridge has explained how he hopes to join the town's community. The man, known as Karim, was ...

04 Oct 2023 at 15:45

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