Immigration

Immigrants have expressed concern about their safety following riots which targeted asylum seeker accomodation

Eder Santos (39) and Caio Benício (43) thanked by Taoiseach for intervening in Parnell Square stabbing

Non-nationals filled half of the additional jobs created over the past year, allowing the jobs market to surge to a new high

Daily commentary on their accent and sometimes unpleasant ‘banter’ is a part of life for some English expatriates living here

French politician says British ministers did not know the consequences of leaving the bloc

The worst offender is X or Twitter, which has removed many of the guardrails designed to curb misinformation, researchers found

Taoiseach also hits out at Sinn Féin, saying the idea of the rival party holding the justice, foreign affairs or defence portfolios is ‘repugnant’

Former president’s careful manipulation of grievances related to globalisation and mass immigration has put him ahead of Biden in five of six key swing states

Large garda presence at Government Buildings as group called for end to Ireland’s ‘open door’ policy

TD Paul Kehoe says migration is a big issue and that there was a need for a wider discussion on the matter

Additional garda presence to be in place after calls to attend demonstration shared on social media by accounts linked to anti-immigration activists

Government will also order a review of missing children cases to determine if they are linked to trafficking

Coalition is divided over plans to time-limit accommodation for arrivals from Ukraine to 90 days

New measures would see those with disabilities or vulnerable people exempted from new limits, while talks are ongoing around providing education

Integration has never been a problem, says primary school principal, while others believe underinvestment creating challenges

Department considers amendment to protocol that puts refugees at risk of losing allocated beds

Proposed changes to how Ukrainians fleeing war are given shelter generates strong blowback from Fianna Fáil

Opposition at Cabinet over plan which would limit State-provided accommodation for those arriving from Ukraine to just 90 days

Inside politics: Gravity of the flooding in east Cork has stunned Ministers and the response is changing almost daily

Present system causing ‘significant policy and operational challenges across Government’, and is being delivered on an ‘ad-hoc’ basis

Government considering time limit to State accommodation for new arrivals under temporary protection

2020 policy envisaged 3,500 applicants a year and predicted own-door accommodation by end of 2024 but O’Gorman says that is no longer possible

Paschal Donohoe announces change to rules to allow non-European citizens to work as civil servants

Traffickers in Ireland use threats of arrest and deportation to continue exploiting people

Digitisation of process a key part of making system more efficient, says Minister for Justice

The bus overturned on the highway in the southern state of Oaxaca

Madrid says it cannot cope with irregular immigration without help from the European Union

Irish Refugee Council says it is unjust that the parents in direct provision do not receive something which is supposed to be a universal benefit

State support and accommodation is failing to meet the basic nutritional, hygiene and transportation needs of single people and families in direct provision, new research shows

Agreement would permit more flexibility for managing asylum seekers when numbers of arrivals escalate

What are the obstacles to moving back to Ireland for good?

Use of tents as accommodation likely to continue despite winter months approaching, says Minister for Integration

CSO statistics show the natural increase in the population has steadily declined from a peak of 48,800 in 2010 to 20,000 in 2023

Two factors are key to driving the population higher, while the latest figures also show evidence of an increase in emigration

Demonstrators were a who’s who of far right activists objecting to everything from vaccines to housing rights

Immigration: The latest census found that 12 per cent of the population is made up of non-Irish citizens. The numbers of people from Poland and the UK have dropped, while there are more Indians, Romanians and Brazilians, among others

The Far Right Observatory has changed its name to the Hope and Courage Collective. Patrick Freyne interviewed coordinator Niamh McDonald and board member Siobhán O’Donoghue about the causes of, and solutions to, anti-immigrant or anti-diversity agitation

New to the Parish: Ayesha Syeddah arrived from London in 2015

Stradbally site to be used for six weeks due to shortage of accommodation options

Over time, strange people who came among us after terrible journeys ceased to be so strange. They became known, human, individual; not a threat but an enrichment