New to the Parish: Paulo Cassis Peres arrived from Brazil in 2017

Why is it on a Saturday? Who is in charge for the next few weeks? Who is promising what?

Cannabis, cocaine, MDMA and heroin discovered during west Dublin raid

Thousands of homes left without power as wind and flooding warnings remain in place

Some homes will be without power overnight as ESB restores power to 100,000

‘Gardaí won’t take action unless you go in to the station and make a formal complaint’

Charity report found ‘unwelcoming, bleak’ space at Limerick direct provision centre

Aydin family plan to reopen premises in February as more upmarket restaurant

Four men arrested on M7 on Thursday on suspicion of possession of firearms

UK students on 2020/21 courses in Ireland will continue to pay € 3,000 registration fee

Product marketed as herbal aid found to contain substance similar to prescription medicine

New to the Parish: Kamila Dydyna arrived from Poland in 2007

Councillor criticises operator for delays which have ‘impacted majorly on many locals’

‘This will save lives’: Ireland’s first such centre approved

Prison service says incident was not drug related

Dublin man expresses gratitude to Alone charity following recovery from stroke

Blood alcohol level will not ‘magically’ drop after strong coffee and few hours of sleep

Alone says some older people will be spending Christmas in B&Bs and insecure forms of accommodation

Consultant’s warning comes after staff from neonatal unit started online campaign to raise funds for new machine

New to the Parish: Ariana Loyo arrived from Venezuela in 2013

Growing numbers trusting total strangers with personal data to secure appointments

Growing numbers of immigrants paying unregulated site to secure visa appointment

Ryanair refuses to comment on policy as Irish Rail criticised for ban on reusables

Ending direct provision and prosecuting hate speech among UN’s recommendations

Oireachtas committee report into State’s international protection system lists 43 recommendations

Clare Lodge to house 64 adult asylum seekers arriving on phased basis

Family of Eimear Doyle from Wexford said she contacted home to say she was safe and well

Kilcock picket comes as latest Irish Farmers’ Association protests enter fourth day

Owner of winning ticket, sold in Blanchfield’s Centra, has not yet come forward

Residents of Foynes centre living in ‘the most challenging’ asylum conditions in Ireland

Long-term lease on Herbert Hill a ‘scandalous waste of public money’, say protesters

International event being held to raise awareness of issue worldwide

Advocacy groups demand solutions on handling mental health issues in justice system

Status orange warning in place for south and northwest with possibility of coastal flooding

Backlog of 20,500 people eligible for Irish citizenship waiting to be sworn in by judge

Aer Lingus, Ryanair announce cancellations as air-traffic controllers join in nationwide strike

UN committee is told by Department of Justice official it is ‘grappling’ with the situation

Garda Síochána still lack training in how to deal with racially motivated crimes, Verene Shepherd tells Government representatives(...)

Politicians say the current system is necessary but calls for reform or abolition continue

In the UK all accommodation is managed by three large private companies

New to the Parish: Anabella Parisi arrived from Argentina in 2015

Joe Odiboh had hoped Government would allow him to stay through leave-to-remain

Two weeks later the increase was announced in budget package for 2019

Mavis Ramazani says the direct provision system is destroying the lives of children

How the label of asylum seeker made Sara Althabhaney feel uncomfortable

Emergency accommodation is costing about €500,000 a week

Migrant network warns that people surviving on small cash allowance become desperate

The origins and current realities of Ireland’s method of housing asylum seekers

Alima Doumbouya arrived from France in 2007

Despite great personal risk, teacher fights for rights of his country’s indigenous people

Carlos Alexander Montilla arrived from Venezuela in 2011 and again in 2014

Series of protests to be held across the capital following death of Neeraj Jain in collision

Union calls for better protection for workers after Halloween anti-social behaviour

Movement of Asylum Seekers says: ‘Of course we know direct provision is inhumane’

Man, who gardaí are still working to identify, is eighth cyclist to die on State’s roads in 2019

New to the Parish: Chayla Rowley arrived from the United States in 2019

Micheál Ryan’s mother says she would like her son to be remembered as a caring person

Church’s failure to ordain women as priests ‘massive injustice’, says priest

Universal access to contraception would cost €80-€100 million a year, working group says

Micheál (Mick) Ryan one of 157 passengers killed when plane crashed after take off

HSE confirms investigation of case in Galway city accommodation and defends response

Although Ireland was welcoming, finding employment was difficult for Somali science teacher Abdullah Hersi, who arrived in Ireland(...)

Some 1,600 retired teachers returned to teaching last year, up from 537 in 2013-2014

Women in rural Ireland still struggling to access abortion services, says campaigner

Planned nature of recent attack on gay man in Dublin ‘really horrifying’, performer says

National Bravery Awards honours 20 people for showing ‘strength of courage’

New to the Parish: Patrycja Jurkowska arrived from Poland in 2004 and again in 2005

Irish/Polish couple call for State to recognise their daughter, born through IVF abroad, as Irish

‘Migrants are entitled to have somewhere to start off their new life,’ says Ivor Davies

Loughrea celebrates ordination of Father Michael Duignan as new Bishop of Clonfert

Members’ group says tests for trainees and probationers are causing high stress levels

Gardaí find bag with cocaine worth an estimated €130,000 under car

Pilot programme last year called on communities to sponsor Syrian refugee family

Ombudsman steps in to help nuns who cared for disadvantaged in Portugal for decades

Minister for Justice says he expects 14,400 gardaí in force by end of 2019

Minister David Stanton admitted he was anxious to engage with communities as early as possible

‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy says

New to the Parish: Imam Rabeeb Mirza and Ayesha Hasmin Mirza arrived from the UK

Residents from centres across the country attend inaugural event in Liberty Hall

Clean-up group discover plastic debris nearly year after spill from Dun Laoghaire baths development

More than €82,000 raised to help James Martin injured after incident at Lusitania

New to the Parish: Daniel Pereira first arrived from Brazil in 2005 one week before his 16th birthday

Department reliant on private contractors to find accommodation for asylum seekers

Department of Justice says move will exacerbate serious shortage of accommodation for those who come to Ireland

Over 10,330 destitute in the Republic, according to latest Government figures

Bad tenancies and ignorance of rights have seen more central and eastern European men become homeless in Dublin

Piece with €20,000 estimate stolen from Lancashire school discovered in Dublin

Family support charities group says new national scheme ‘doesn’t go far enough’

Chalice given to Ardee church in 1764 by wife of last speaker of Irish House of Commons

Galz Gone Wild is a group for women to connect with each other and the outdoors

Two decades on, Linda Hayden describes rape she suffered in Waterford hotel

Gardaí discover drugs during search of house in Lanesborough, Co Roscommon

Open top bus tour carrying victorious teams rejected following consultation

Kim Martin’s fiancee, who he was to marry in August, appeals for help to get him home

Students who turn 18 while in asylum process should not face ‘blunt categorisation’

Former tánaiste criticises Government for failing to meet target of accepting 4,000 refugees

New to the Parish: Immanuel Darkwa arrived from Germany in 2007

Anti-immigrant activists trying to dominate and exploit local debates on direct provision

A breakneck-speed jogger’s tour of Dublin city took in murals, museum pieces and a gig