Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is an Irish Times reporter with a particular interest in news concerning immigrant communities living in Ireland

Photograph: Heidar al-Hashimi
‘The family is in the Constitution – and that doesn’t mean just native white Irish people’

Actor Stephen Rea and poet Jessica Traynor’s asylum seekers project has one aim: to end direct provision for good

Nearly 1,000 people, including 164 children, are currently residing in 28 emergency accommodation centres which have been set up across the country since 2018. Photograph: Getty Images
All children must be taken out of emergency housing for asylum seekers, council says

Irish Refugee Council warns the State is in breach of EU law on asylum assessments

Noel Whelan: “He was a master of the telling phrase, an outstanding communicator.” Photograph: David Sleator
Noel Whelan ‘changed Ireland for the better’

Tributes paid to barrister and political writer who died after short illness

Dagogo Hart: “Not all people are ignorant, they understand who you are but they just don’t want you to be in their country.” Photograph: Dave Meehan for the Irish Times
‘Irish racists believe Ireland should be pure. They know what they are doing’

New to the Parish: Dagogo Hart arrived from Nigeria in 2010

The majority of calls to the CRA’s helpline came from children and their parents who feel the opinions of young people are not being taken into account in family law proceedings, according to chief executive Tanya Ward. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill/THE IRISH TIMES
Young people being pushed out of family law system, says Children’s Rights Alliance

Irish legal, education and healthcare systems built without ‘children’s rights blueprints’

A person’s chances of survival following a heart attack vary depending on which Irish hospital the patient is treated in, new research shows. File photograph: Alan Betson
Risk of heart attack death higher in some hospitals, study finds

Ireland has highest rate of chronic benzodiazepine use in OECD among older adults

Nick Henderson: ‘I don’t say this lightly but we believe that is in clear breach of both Irish and European Union law.’
State’s failure to carry out asylum seeker assessments a ‘breach of law’

Irish Refugee Council warns assessing person seeking asylum’s vulnerability ‘crucial’

Rama Harrak (left) and Alma Harrak left Damascus in 2016. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
‘Kids living here don’t have a normal childhood’

No Child 2020: Children in Direct Provision suffer bullying and restricted educational access

Gardaí at the scene in the Castlecurragh Heath area of Mulhuddart following a shooting in the area on June 29th. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Mulhuddart gun discovery: ‘People are terrified to let their children out on the streets’

Councillors say more Garda resources urgently needed in Dublin 15

Lisa Smith from Dundalk (to right of then taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Chief of Staff) converted to Islam and moved to Syria. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Irish woman who joined Islamic State denies training young girls as fighters

Taoiseach says former Army member could possibly face criminal charges if she returns

Young women aged 15-24 in the majority of EU states were found to be more likely to suffer depression than their male peers. Photograph: iStock
Young Irish women suffer highest levels of depression in Europe

EU study finds Ireland has one of highest rates of cyberbullying; highest level of binge drinking

Refugees must make the application within 12 months of receiving their permission to remain in Ireland. Photograph: iStock
Government urged to give refugee families chance to reunify

Committee recommends that International Protection Bill proceed to Dáil committee stage

Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children, said ‘I think it’s something we need to go after quickly. I would say four or five years would sort it out.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
School imposing reduced timetables in a way that is ‘not solely child centred’

Warning from the Oireachtas Committee on Education contained in first statutory report on the issue

The education committee’s reports released on Thursday also call for the introduction of generic uniforms without badges, greater support for parents struggling to shoulder the burden of back-to-school costs, and an awareness of pressures faced by school principals. Photograph: iStock
Disadvantaged school scheme fails to resolve unfair system, report finds

Generic uniforms without badges and more financial back-to-school support needed, says committee

Amy Richards first visited the doctor with pain in her abdomen about a week before the State exams began. She was told not to worry and that she was suffering symptoms of stress and irritable bowel syndrome.
Sitting Leaving Cert exam hours after appendix ruptured ‘inhumane’ – student

Amy Richards: ‘I have no idea what I wrote, I don’t know if it was complete gibberish’

Secondary schools have reported shortages of STEM, modern foreign languages, Irish and home economics teachers. File photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Wire
Immigrant teachers complete programme to teach in Irish schools

Minister says the 34 graduates will help resolve national shortage of teachers

Ireland has the fourth-highest level of drug-related deaths in Europe, with 700 deaths in 2016, about half of which were caused by overdoses, a Merchant’s Quay Ireland spokesman said. Photograph: Thinkstock
Updated application for Dublin drug-injecting facility submitted

Medically supervised facility must open without delay, Merchant’s Quay says

Companies investing in rental properties to keep staff, group claims

Living wage for a single full-time worker rises to €12.30

Anchal Jain from India, pictured in Rathgar, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
'My graduation day was a big day for mum, it felt like she was becoming a doctor’

‘For the past five years they have been sacrificing for me but now I can pay them back’

Of the 2,000 to 3,000 undocumented children living in the State nearly seven out of 10 were born in Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images
Undocumented children in State need ‘pathway to residency’

Nearly 10% of undocumented children have spent decade in Irish education system

Rashmi, one of an estimated 2,000-3,000 undocumented children and young people living in Ireland. Photograph: MRCI
Undocumented in Ireland: ‘I feel as Irish as they come’

Rashmi (24) is campaigning for a pathway to residency for young undocumented people

Siobhán Jordan (C) at the launch of the Irish Red Cross’s five-year strategy, at the charity’s HQ in Merrion Square, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
Runner who suffered cardiac arrest says she owes her life to Irish Red Cross

Siobhán Jordan was 100m from finish line during race in Dublin when she collapsed

Rescue 111 crashed 20 years ago at Tramore beach. Photograph: Irish Coast Guard/Twitter
Tributes paid to Air Corps helicopter crew who died in Tramore crash 20 years ago

Rescue 111 hit a sand dune in thick fog while returning from a rescue mission off the Waterford coast

Trinity College’s library. The university’s Al Maktoum Centre for Middle Eastern Studies was announced on Monday.
Dubai royal family to fund TCD centre for Middle Eastern studies

Al-Maktoum family will have no control over new educational centre, Trinity College says

There are 3,828 women waiting for an appointment at the Rotunda. Photograph: Alan Betson
Nearly 30,000 women in Ireland waiting to see gynaecologist

Ireland has lowest level in EU of consultants working in the health service, says campaign

Maruf Ahmed with his daughter, Joanna (2), on Gardiner Street. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Dozens of refugees at risk of homelessness as Hatch Hall closes

213 residents at Hatch Hall to be relocated ahead of closure on July 15th

Tom Jordan (left) celebrating the 2,000th episode of Fair City with colleagues Sarah MacDowall, Jim Bartley and Tony Tormey. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
Tributes paid to Fair City actor Tom Jordan following his death

‘He was the heart of Fair City’, says long-running RTÉ soap’s executive producer

The Dublin Pride parade will be led out by more than 70 LGBTQ organisations. File photograph: Getty Images
Dublin Pride parade set to draw tens of thousands

Saturday’s event starts on O’Connell St at 1pm and ends with free event in Merrion Sq

Extra human rights training needed for gardaí to protect protest rights, says report

ICCL warns of ‘serious and urgent concerns’ at how State deals with protest and dissent

Troops from the 55th Infantry Group photographed in March 2017 during an exercise in the Glen of Imall, Co Wicklow. File photograph: The Irish Times
Defence Forces at ‘end of their tether’ over delay of pay commission report

Pdforra tells Oireachtas committee members ‘want to see report good, bad or indifferent’

The average European cost of a weighted heroin gram on the streets was €48. Photograph: Getty Images
Price of heroin in Ireland second highest in Europe

UN data shows street price of heroin in Ireland in 2017 was €136 per gram

About a quarter of female respondents said they would be suited to the role of a pilot. Photograph: Getty Images
Schools need to encourage girls to become pilots, says Aer Lingus

Study finds only a third of women encouraged to pursue careers in Stem

Carlos Gonzales: ‘I have a good job, I’m fulfilling my dream of dancing, I have an amazing husband and we bought a house a year ago. I couldn’t ask for more.’ Photograph: Aidan Crawley
‘When I came to Ireland, I suddenly realised maybe I was gay’

Carlos Gonzalez, from Venezuela, feels he can be 100% himself in Ireland

The Diverse Neighbourhoods report, published on Wednesday by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), found little evidence of segregated communities or disadvantaged ethnic enclaves in Ireland.
Immigrants in Ireland ‘appear to be concentrated in affluent areas’

Migrants with poor grasp of English more likely to face segregation, says ESRI report

Patrick Nevin (37): attacked three women in the space of 11 days. File photograph: Collins
Tech companies ‘must take responsibility’ for dating app safety

Women’s council calls for State survey into sexual violence to include analysis of dating apps

Chef Muhammed Younis at a protest in Dublin organised by the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland on the issue of forced labour. File photograph: Alan Betson
Human trafficking definition preventing prosecutions, says barrister

Lack of convictions not due to inquiry flaws but fact employers are not prosecutable

In a statement released to mark World Refugee Day, the IHREC criticised the Government for narrowing access to family reunification for people who had been granted international protection in Ireland since the introduction of the 2015 International Protection Act three years ago. Photograph: File/The Irish Times
Calls for Government to improve refugee reunification laws

IHREC criticises restriction of access to extended family and time limit on applications

A girl washes clothes as families stand outside a school used as a shelter for Internally Displaced People from northern Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. Photograph: Olympia De Maismont/AFP
More than 70 million people worldwide displaced, says UN

Number of Venezuelans forcibly displaced by instability and food shortages rapidly rising

Sugandha Arora: ‘I couldn’t help but join the dots of how similar this country is to my own. They were both colonised by the British and they were fighting for independence.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
‘In Dublin the roads were clean, and the air breathable, but I still missed India’

New to the Parish: Sugandha Arora arrived from India in 2017

The body of Valerie French Kilroy, a 41-year-old mother of three, was discovered on Friday at her home in Co Mayo.
Valerie French Kilroy’s family ‘heartbroken’ at her death

‘It is all too much for us to take in’: Family members gather in west Cork for funeral

Spain’s ministry of interior has announced plans to significantly increase security at ports, hotels, beaches and campsites
Spain to deploy 40,000 police to protect tourists from terrorism

Government announces plan to protect holiday makers from potential terrorist activity

Father-of-three Tom Griffin who died while on holiday in Portugal. Photograph: RIP.ie
Irish man dies while on holiday in Portugal

Tom Griffin was kitesurfing when he suddenly became ill, according to local reports

A death notice for Valerie French Kilroy said she was ‘loved and missed by her heartbroken family’
Time of ‘immense trauma’ for Valerie French Kilroy’s family, bishop says

Mother of three’s body found at her home in Co Mayo last Friday

The Lion’s Mane can grow to more than 2m wide with tentacles that can reach up to 60m in length. File photograph:Tom Doyle
Bathers in Sandycove, Dublin warned after Lion’s Mane jellyfish sighting

The jellyfish can deliver venomous sting and cause medical complications, says council

At present, about 319 general practitioners have signed up to provide the service with 10 out of 19 maternity units providing full abortion care. File photograph: Getty Images
Fewer Irish women travelling to UK for abortions, figures show

More than 1,400 purchased abortion pill online in 2018, rising by 13% on previous year

Prof Kevin Scannell will work with researchers from NUI Galway to research and develop computer resources for the Irish language.
US academic to develop Irish language Siri during 6-month Gaeltacht stay

Prof Kevin Scannell awarded Fullbright Scholarship to develop Irish language computer resources

The action will involve, among others, laboratory aides and surgical instrument technicians. File photograph: Getty
Siptu to attend WRC talks aimed at averting hospital workers’ strike

Up to 10,000 hospital workers set to strike on June 20th following dispute with the HSE

Alex Dalkin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times
‘I was really shocked at the homelessness and drug use in Dublin’

New to the Parish: Alex Dalkin originally arrived from Australia in 2016

The Commercial Inn, Rathdowney, Co Laois. Most locals said they were not opposed to the accommodation centre but would have appreciated some advance notice. Photograph: Sorcha Pollak
Rathdowney locals call for clarity over asylum accommodation

New arrivals using emergency beds not told how long they will remain in Co Laois town

In 2018, a total of 850 families who were classed as homeless, including 1,926 children, were living in hotel accommodation in Dublin, according to the report. Photograph: iStock
Using hotels for homeless families has ‘destructive impact’ on children

Children in emergency accommodation not developing properly, says report

Naas District Court heard there were no clients present at the time of the Garda raid and no significant money was found at the scene. Photograph: Alan Betson
Jailing of sex workers keeping brothel shows law ‘not fit for purpose’

‘Nordic model’ legislation does not protect those selling sex, says alliance

Sylva Tukula Photograph: AMACH! LGBT+
Formal written request never made that woman’s body be released for burial, says Coroner

Group’s request that Sylva Tukula’s body be released after investigation never put on file

Katie Taylor : ‘It’s incredible the support I’ve got here, even during the low times’ Photograph: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Katie Taylor: ‘I’m definitely living the life of my dreams right now’

World champion returns home to Bray where young girls chant ‘We love you Katie’

The grave where Sylva Tukula is buried at Bohermore Cemetery in Galway.
Woman buried without friends present after death in direct provision centre

Sylva Tukula, a transgender woman, died at all-male centre in Galway

Ricardo Filho, an engineer from Brazil, who has lived in Ireland since 2016 with his wife. Photograph: Alan Betson
‘Living in Dublin on about €13,000 a year is not easy. But we were good at saving’

New to the Parish: Ricardo Filho arrived from Brazil in 2013 and again in 2016

The period young people in the direct provision system must spend in the Irish education system to qualifty for a grant to study at third level has been reduced from five years to three years, the Government has announced.
Asylum seekers now eligible for third level grant after three years

Applicants previously had to spend five years in education system to qualify for supports

A UCC professor has warned that Enniscorthy in Co Wexford is becoming the New Delhi of Ireland due to high levels of air pollution. File photograph: Getty Images.
Air pollution turning Enniscorthy into ‘New Delhi’ of Ireland

UCC professor says nationwide smoky coal ban must be implemented immediately

A total of 1,500 premature deaths in Ireland are directly attributable each year to poor air quality. Photograph: Alan Betson
Irish traffic volume and polluted air creating ‘major environmental health issue’

Dust particles which can lead to heart and lung problems on the rise across Ireland

Katie Taylor (centre) celebrates her win against Delfine Persoon in the IBF, WBC, WBO, WBA, Ring Magazine Women’s Lightweight World Championships fight at Madison Square Garden, New York. Photogrpah: Nick Potts/PA Wire
Katie Taylor to arrive back in Dublin on Tuesday morning

Lightweight boxing world champion flies home following Madison Square Garden victory

The 6m tall Trump baby inflatable will be brought to Ireland for the US president’s visit. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/P
Campaigners urge protesters to come out for Donald Trump visit

‘He needs to understand that ordinary, decent people are horrified by his world view’

Christy Lefteri: ‘What stops people from talking about their traumas?’
The Beekeeper of Aleppo: Fictionalising the refugee crisis from personal experience

Christy Lefteri drew inspiration for her new novel from volunteering in Greece

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ report contends that direct provision amounts to the “de facto deprivation of liberty”. File photograph: Alan Betson
Justice ‘not the appropriate department’ to support asylum seekers

Culture of ‘disbelieving survivors’ exists when dealing with asylum seekers, says ICCL

Karen Ward (left) who received open heart surgery 6 months ago and her daughter Kim Ward, from Carrikmacross in Co Monaghan who ran the Marathon for the Irish Heart Foundation. Photograph: Collins
Dublin mini marathon: ‘This year my daughter ran alongside me’

Mother of girl (15) with butterfly skin disease focuses on the things her daughter can do

Cristhian Nuñez Centeno: “At the end of the day, when you think about what’s happening to millions of Nicaraguans, we’re very lucky.” Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision
‘I’ve been working since I was 19. I’m not used to receiving handouts’

New to the Parish: Cristhian Nuñez Centeno arrived from Nicaragua in 2018

Tusla referred the case to the National Review Panel to investigate how the case was handled.
Three girls suffered ‘grave and heinous sexual abuse’ while in foster care, report finds

Assessment of foster family after abuse disclosure ‘inadequate’, says review panel

Former High Court judge Dr Bryan McMahon has called for more direct provision centres to be built on State-owned sites. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Emergency accommodation unsuitable for asylum seekers, committee told

Government urged to stop using hotels and B&Bs at cost of €99 per person per night

Michael Doyle from Carlow, a member of the Irish Wheelchair Association, outside Leinster House on Wednesday. Photograph: James Forde for The Irish Times
Chronic funds shortfall for people with disabilities prevents independent living

€125 million needed to make buses and trains wheelchair accessible, says IWA

Hina Khan, an artist from Pakistan, who moved to Ireland with her family in 2015, at home in Kinsale, Co Cork. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/ Provision
‘My issue was I could not tolerate the male dominance’

New to the Parish: Hina Khan arrived from Pakistan in 2015

A service user at Merchant’s Quay drop-in centre for homeless people. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
‘People judge you as a homeless person but it’s not the life anyone would want’

Nearly a quarter of clients at Merchant’s Quay drop-in centre now foreign nationals

Divorce Referendum: ’The four year rule as it stands just compounds the misery that people have to go through when they’re separating or divorcing,’ says Ms Madigan. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Families facing ‘misery’, ‘conflict’ under current divorce laws, says Madigan

People need clear information on proposed constitutional changes – Director of elections

Photograph: UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture
Medieval hut at UCD burned down in ‘arson’ attack

UCD archaeologists plan to rebuild after thatched home destroyed in blaze

ESB Networks says there are power cuts in parts of Dublin city centre today. The blue pins mark the locations of some of the outages.
South Dublin city centre hit by power cut

Power outage around Harcourt Street and Portobello shortly after lunch on Monday

Before his appointment, Kane was a freelance journalist in the southeast region, Kane has reported for The Irish Times. Photograph: RTÉ
Conor Kane appointed RTÉ southeast correspondent

Damien Tiernan stepped down from role in January citing lack of regional coverage

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan: Insurance companies must ‘stop settling claims without due diligence’. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Insurance firms’ behaviour ‘totally unacceptable’, says Flanagan

Minister for Justice says amendments to Judicial Council Bill are due within weeks

Cameron Keighron, whose Facebook ordeal is just one of the many experiences of transphobia, homophobia and biphobia highlighted in the new Call It Out campaign. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Transphobia: ‘You just don’t understand why someone has so much hate for who you are’

Call It Out campaign seeks to raise awareness around transphobia, homophobia and biphobia

Bishop Denis Nulty: ‘The objective of the proposed referendum is not to support marriage, rather to liberalise divorce’. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Catholics urged to ‘reflect deeply’ before voting in divorce referendum

Referendum aims not to support marriage but liberalise divorce, says Bishop Denis Nulty

Minister for Justice Charles Flanagan lays wreath at Dublin Castle. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Gardaí urged to dismiss personal, political or religious beliefs when in uniform

Dublin Castle ceremony held to remember 88 gardaí killed while in the line of duty

Some of the trees being removed on Grange Road, Clonsilla.
Residents of Dublin neighbourhood dismayed as trees felled for housing

Firth Developments granted permission to build 155 residential units in Clonsilla

Minister of State for the Diaspora Ciaran Cannon: Highlighted the activities of the GAA as particularly important in promoting and supporting Irishness among the diaspora. File photograph: The Irish Times
Israel-style youth trip could attract Irish diaspora to visit Ireland

Public meetings being held across Ireland to communicate State’s 2020 diaspora policy

Waheed Mohiuddin at the Irish Writers’ Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan
‘My stammer made me very depressed. Children laughed and teachers hit me with sticks’

New to the Parish: Waheed Mohiuddin arrived from Pakistan in 2015

An engineer supervises the transporting of coal at the Cerrejón mining complex in northern Colombia. Photograph: Getty Images
Coal ‘stained with Colombian blood’ is bought and sold in Dublin

Ireland is directly sponsoring climate chaos and human-rights violations, critics claim

European candidates for the Dublin constituency, from left: Lynn Boylan MEP (Sinn Féin), Clare Daly TD (Independents4Change), Alex White (Labour), Ciarán Cuffe (Green Party), Barry Andrews (Fianna Fáil) during an election debate organised by the Association of European Journalists in Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Dublin European Parliament candidates agree climate change is key election issue

Rise of far right and freedom of speech also raised as important issues

Ismail Ahmed joined 60 young people from across Europe in Romania on Thursday ahead of a European Council summit to discuss the role of children in decision-making at an EU-level. File photograph: Tom Honan
Teenager who came to Ireland from Calais calls on EU leaders to listen to children

‘Just because you are a refugee or a migrant does not mean that you are not a child’

Thief on a bicycle robs cash-in-transit van

Man on bike demanded cash from security guard on Tuesday in north Dublin

Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade
Parnell Square fire leaves adult and child hospitalised

17 firefighters attended the scene in Dublin’s city centre at 2am on Thursday

Emese Baranyi: ‘Even though there were moments when I wanted to leave here, there are many nice people and I still see a chance of reaching my goals in the end.’ Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision
Coming to Ireland after a broken heart: ‘I needed a year to get over the pain’

New to the Parish: Emese Baranyi arrived from Hungary in 2011

Caitlin Connolly and Lilav Mohamed of Largy College, Clones, who helped create an app and board games for refugees. Photograph courtesy of Caroline Reid, Irish Refugee Council
Transition year students design app to help refugees settle in

Students in Clones dedicate their Young Social Innovator project to welcoming refugees

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe launching Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023 last year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
State pension: lack of clarity criticised as changes delayed

Forty years’ contributions for full-rate pension unachievable for older workers – Ictu

Flight crew on board the aircraft had noticed a burning smell earlier that day when the plane was descending into Cork Airport after travelling from London Heathrow, according to a report by the Air Accident Investigation Unit. File photograph: Bernie Keating/Provision
Passengers at Cork airport used escape slides after fumes appeared in cockpit

More than 30 passengers used emergency exits after captain called for ‘rapid disembarkation’

Pope Francis has appointed Fr Michael Router (left), as auxiliary bishop of Armagh, to assist Archbishop Eamon Martin (right), Primate of All Ireland.
Pope appoints Father Michael Router as auxiliary bishop of Armagh

People of faith must embrace ‘unprecedented change’ in Church, says Fr Router

Gardaí made four arrests after an attack on a Dublin taxi driver. Stock image: Alan Betson
Two appear in court following attack on Dublin taxi driver

Four arrests after driver ‘overpowered and seriously assaulted' in Crumlin on Monday

Deputy Commissioner John Twomey and Supt Niall Featherstone, Chief Bureau Officer at the Garda National Vetting Bureau speaking on Tuesday. Photograph: Gareth Chaney Collins
Gardaí to ensure vulnerable protected with vetting checks

The number of vetting applications received by an Garda has risen significantly in recent years

The passport office has dealt with the rise in demand by hiring 60 new full time staff.
British applicants for an Irish passport face 60 day wait

Record 112,000 applications for an Irish passport ahead of original Brexit deadline

A traditional Bawo Game during the festivities at Farmleigh House to mark a previous Africa Day at Farmleign House. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Africa Day advisory group not told of decision to cancel flagship event, says Akidwa

Change of plan mean ‘less time to prepare, resulting in smaller events or no celebrations at all’

Milan Sitko from Slovakia in Cork city. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/ Provision
‘All I knew about the Irish was that they were good drinkers’

New to the Parish: Milan Sitko arrived from Slovakia in 2006

Under the deal, non-EEA fishers working on Irish vessels are to receive a contract of employment in their native language and will have the right to switch working to a different ship without facing the threat of deportation. File image: Reuters/Andrew Kelly
Migrant fishermen to receive enhanced job protection

Deal comes after mediation between Government and transport union over ‘slavery’ claims

The alleged incident took place on East Sunday in north Dublin. File photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times
Taxi driver says ‘too late’ for apologies after alleged attack

Driver says he remained calm during alleged harassment by ‘following teachings of Christ’

Ifrah Ahmed said FGM was not just a women’s issue, it was everyone’s issue. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / THE IRISH TIMES
Female genital mutilation victims not availing of health services – charity

Government must collaborate with foreign nationals to ensure practice ends – Ifrah

Joe Herron from the Irish Taxi Driver Federation said dealing with verbal harassment from passengers was often part of the job of a taxi driver. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Irish Taxi Driver Federation urges drivers to report racism to gardaí

‘There’s no room in this society for either racist or physical abuse’

Apurva Jain: ‘Sometimes I’m not even considered for the position and it’s very disheartening. I don’t get a chance to showcase what I can do. How can they judge me if they don’t meet me?’
‘We have a skilled workforce under our noses that we’re not using’

Confusion around visas pushing Irish employers away from hiring foreign nationals

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