Government response to refugee accommodation crisis to date has been to rely mainly on hotel accommodation

St Patrick’s festival in March to return with ‘even bigger bang’ than last year, organisers say

Ministers to discuss ongoing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine as Government examines ‘all options’ to tackle accommodation crisis

Investigation by Dr Geoffrey Shannon examined past child abuse in St John Ambulance

O’Gorman says numbers seeking protection have jumped from 8,000 last year to 73,000 in just over a year

Problems in child mental health services would have been revealed earlier if Ireland had introduced UN proposals, says Sinéad Gibney

National shortage of accommodation to result in the Citywest hub being closed to new adult international protection applicants for longer periods

Citywest facility at capacity with some applicants told they will be contacted when accommodation available

Roderic O’Gorman says finding accommodation for single adults could be impossible

Ministerial briefing papers outline that present model of accommodation provision is ‘unsustainable’

Increase in number of asylum seekers reignites old debates about Ireland’s ‘pull factor’ for migrants

State continues to face ‘real pressure’ on accommodation, Roderic O’Gorman says

Charlie Flanagan says Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman is making ‘policy on the hoof’

Drop-off partly attributed to Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland asking refugees not to come to Ireland or to defer their journeys

Total of 88 refugees still being housed in tents with delivery of modular properties slower than anticipated as sites are still being assessed

Minister warns of ‘significant pressures’ this spring as hotels set to return to accommodating tourists again

Roderic O’Gorman says new redress scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes may be operational by mid-2023

Varadkar aims to reduce wait for child healthcare and assessments by 2025

Families ‘distraught at living conditions’ at facility housing more than 300 people

Minister Roderic O’Gorman said he will meeting officials to discuss requests to move children out of the processing facility