Immigration to Ireland falls by 16%, CSO finds
Decrease likely reflects drop in number of arrivals from Ukraine, says European Migration Network
International Protection Office
Fourteen cases taken against State over age verification of international protection applicants
Tusla confirms it ‘does not conduct age assessment in the strict statutory sense’ on people presenting as unaccompanied minors
Hundreds rally in Dublin to demand amnesty for 1,500 asylum seekers
Abolish Direct Provision Ireland group believes EU migration pact will worsen experience of applicants
Concerns raised over ‘gaps’ in International Protection Bill
Bill to replace existing law in implementing EU Asylum and Migration Pact
About €400,000 spent on mothballed accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Wicklow
Residents had to be moved from Newtownmountkennedy site to alternative accommodation last year due to severe weather
Asylum seekers to pay up to 40% of income to fund accommodation under new plan
More restrictive family reunification rules also proposed
How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal may scupper Westminster’s plans
The Irish Times view on debating immigration: complexity must be reflected
Open discussion is vital but generalisations are over-simplistic
Cost of housing a prisoner runs to almost €100,000 annually
Dáil group to also hear 60,000 people from states such as Brazil and India arrived in Republic in year to April and between 2022 and last year, 159,000 came seeking protection
Offering asylum seekers more money to leave is ‘unethical’, says Irish Refugee Council
Irish Refugee Council opposes controversial move saying stakeholders were not forewarned
Taoiseach says move to pay asylum seekers to drop claims and leave ‘makes sense’
Move intended to incentivise people who may not have international protection claim, to leave State voluntarily
Families to be offered €10,000 to drop asylum claims and leave
Move part of State tightening of asylum regime and intended as incentive to those without valid claim for international protection
Plans to convert Dublin 2 office block into emergency accommodation hub sparks opposition
Planning permission sought for 72-bed short-term emergency accommodation hub on Mount Street
Man wins deportation appeal after evidence of being wanted by Nigerian police over same-sex activity
He says he was forced to flee country, where gay relationships are punishable by up to 14 years in jail
Number of failed asylum applicants granted leave to remain in State drops by half
More than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024
Number of asylum seekers who can access labour market to ‘reduce significantly’, analysis finds
Update to Irish law required to bring it into line with EU legislation, which would bring first-instance decision on international protection within five months
Widened and enhanced walkway along Grand Canal weeks away from completion
Much of the area near Mount Street was fenced off last year in response to the erection of tents along the waterway
Families deported to Nigeria could have left voluntarily, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan defends handling of deportation of 35 people, saying applicants from Nigeria are not guaranteed protection status
Ministers accused of giving ‘half the picture’ on refugees as more than 40% get positive decisions
Jim O’Callaghan cited 80 per cent refusal rate on ‘first instance’ decisions
Removal of oral hearings for asylum seekers ‘could significantly increase risk of incorrect decisions’
An oral hearing ‘would give us a chance to express ourselves’, asylum seeker says
Will dramatic immigration law reforms in Ireland change the number of people seeking asylum?
In the News podcast: Falls in asylum seeker applications and whether Government policies are responsible for this change are discussed with immigration lawyer Cathal Malone
International protection overhaul an ‘important step’ in wider reform, Minister says
Proposal to reduce appeal time part of draft law to give effect to EU pact
Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Asylum system overhaul: What is changing beyond all the talk of reform?
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has signalled a new Bill will be the most significant reform of the asylum system in the State’s history
Asylum applicants could face movement restrictions and detention in accommodation centres
New plan for handling international protection applications envisages just one appeal attempt per person
Cost of accommodating asylum seekers could be cut by 60% under new rules, suggests Government
Indicative future cost could fall from €123,000 per applicant to under €50,000, contingent on cutting processing times from 29 months to nine
More than 15,000 international protection appeals could be lodged this year, Minister told
Department of Justice to face challenges getting personnel to operate the appeal system
Mount Street community group threatens legal action over asylum housing proposal
Department confirms offer was made for accommodation centre at Dublin property but says no decision made
‘Too many people’ not entitled to International Protection applying in Ireland, Minister for Justice says
Some 14,000 applications processed last year, with more than 65 per cent of these rejected in first instance
Pause on Syrian asylum claims to be reviewed in coming weeks, says Helen McEntee
Minister for Justice says fall of Assad regime ‘really positive’ but it is not clear what will happen next in Syria
Gardaí investigate fire at vacant building in Co Galway village
Blaze at building in Williamstown village caused extensive damage
Election 2024: What are the key immigration issues for voters?
Asylum seekers and refugees continue to arrive, protests have become common, and the State’s immigration system continues to flounder
‘Eight hours of volunteering?’: Church of Scientology ‘exploited’ asylum seekers in Dublin
Controversial church says it has ‘never advised’ asylum seekers on refugee applications after migrants receive certificates for volunteering with group
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekers
Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies
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