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Refugees having to sleep on chairs with no blankets, campaigners claim

Refugees have been forced to sleep on chairs with no blankets at the Citywest transit hub, it has been claimed. Concerns have been raised by campaigners about asylum seekers being subjected to conditions that fail to provide a suitable standard of ...

19 Aug 2022 at 17:52

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Bag of books to be provided to all 4 and 5 year olds starting school in 2022

A new initiative to provide books to all four and five year olds starting school has been announced. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth today (Wednesday March 23) posted a statement about the My Little Library ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:52

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Mayo County Council votes to withdraw refugee cooperation

Members of Mayo County Council have unanimously passed a motion calling on the staff of the local authority to immediately cease all cooperation with the Government department responsible for housing of refugees in Mayo. The standing orders for ...

16 Jan 2024 at 14:20

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'Hold on a minute,' Carlow TD avoids asylum seeker protest questions in car crash RTÉ interview

Carlow/Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, refused to answer 'straightforward' questions in an RTÉ radio interview on Thursday morning over plans to house male international protection applicants in the Capuchin building. The ...

11 Jan 2024 at 14:15

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Almost 7,500 children in County Kildare received childcare subsidies under National Childcare Scheme — Minister

Almost 7,500 children in County Kildare have received childcare subsidies under the National Childcare Scheme (NCS). That's according to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman. The Green ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:35

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Government ‘failed to match people’s efforts over homes for Ukrainian refugees’

The Government has been accused of failing to match the effort of people across Ireland in finding accommodation for refugees fleeing Ukraine. During leaders’ questions in the Dail, Taoiseach Micheal Martin was told that people would ...

25 Oct 2022 at 16:38

Thirty-four children are currently missing from State care, Tusla report reveals

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Tusla report reveals thirty-four children are currently missing from State care

Thirty four children are currently missing from state care so far this year. It is understood that 23 of the missing children came to Ireland seeking international protection and became separated from their families along the way. ...

17 Jun 2024 at 10:46

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Minority of young bullying victims tell an adult, research suggests

Only four in 10 13-year-olds who experience bullying-type behaviour tell an adult about it, research has suggested. The findings published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (Esri) in partnership with the Department of ...

28 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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Migrants more likely to be in work than Irish-born population, report finds

Foreign-born residents in Ireland are more likely to be employed, active in the labour market and well-educated compared to the Irish-born population, a report has found. However, migrants also have lower incomes and are more ...

28 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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HSE boss reiterates apology to ‘Grace’ for neglect in foster care

The chief executive of the HSE has reiterated an apology to a disabled woman who experienced neglect and a lack of oversight of her foster care. The Farrelly Commission was set up in 2017 to examine the case of a woman, ...

16 Apr 2025 at 10:26

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Religious orders with millions in assets not contributing to redress scheme

Religious bodies who have declined to contribute towards a redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes have assets worth more than a billion euro. The Department of Children had asked religious orders to pay ...

08 Apr 2025 at 16:17

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