Family at centre of Department of Justice protest deported to South Africa
Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday
International Protection Office
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
Asylum decision flawed after handling by Zimbabwean of different ethnicity, judge rules
Interview as part of Ndebele woman’s international protection application conducted by Shona individual
Judicial review reforms raise ‘serious’ concerns over access to justice, say barristers
Limitations imposed by Civil Reform Bill go ‘far beyond restrictions’ in similar jurisdictions
Immigration law overhaul: Five issues that have divided the Dáil
Opposition TDs criticise plans to guillotine International Protection Bill on Wednesday
More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Legal challenges by asylum seekers triple in three years
Anticipated surge comes as Department of Justice ramps up decision-making and deportations
State must pay €9,500 and €6,000 to two asylum seekers left homeless upon arrival in Ireland
Some 50 similar claims have been made by other men who were not provided with accommodation after seeking international protection
Only 2% of asylum seekers transferred back to EU state where they first applied
Figures show 361 people who applied for asylum in Ireland in 2025 had already been granted protection in another EU state
David Gillick among those calling for South African teen and family not to be deported
Local community in South Dublin rallying around Joseph Oyekanmi, a promising athlete, and his family
Somali teen who came to Ireland alone wins right to challenge State after-care provision
Irish Refugee Council seeks order requiring Tusla to reassess whether teenager needs further life assistance
Tusla must treat people presenting as lone minors as children despite ‘any reservations’
FOI documents show child and family agency and Department of Children bracing for media queries after fatal stabbing at care centre
Sharp drop in number of asylum applications in Ireland last year
Applications for asylum in Ireland dropped by almost 30 per cent in 2025 compared to previous year
Immigration to Ireland falls by 16%, CSO finds
Decrease likely reflects drop in number of arrivals from Ukraine, says European Migration Network
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
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