Refugee Appeals Tribunal
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Russian man who sought asylum sues State for imprisoning him alongside axe murderer
- Crime & Law
- July 18, 2020, 16:13
A Russian man who sought asylum in Ireland is suing the State for imprisoning him for almost a month and allegedly making him share a cell with an axe(...)

Five members of Albanian family lose appeal over deportation
- Social Affairs
- February 5, 2020, 17:59
Five members of an Albanian family have lost their appeals over being refused subsidiary protection here, resulting in their deportation. A three ju(...)

Lucrative sham-marriage scam brought to an end at Dublin cricket match
- Crime & Law
- May 23, 2018, 02:30
It seems like a case DCI John Barnaby would beaver away at on ITV’s Midsomer Murders. But the arrest of a middle-aged cricketer in his whites in north(...)

Wife of man shot dead in Nigeria wins appeal over refugee status refusal
- High Court
- November 15, 2017, 18:39
A woman who claimed her husband was shot dead by pro-government supporters in Nigeria some years ago has won her appeal over being refused refugee sta(...)

Delays in High Court rulings ‘impacting operation of justice’
- Crime & Law
- September 25, 2017, 02:01
High Court judges are taking longer to reach decisions in cases, with some judgments being delayed for several years, latest figures show. After the (...)

Court bid by man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism to prevent deportation
- Supreme Court
- May 31, 2017, 19:00
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on a bid by an Algerian man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism to prevent his deportation. The deportati(...)

A Burmese man who spent eight years in direct provision before getting refugee status has unanimously won his Supreme Court appeal over laws preventin(...)

Man allegedly linked to Islamic terror seeks Supreme Court hearing
- High Court
- March 24, 2017, 13:30
The High Court has cleared the way for the State to deport a man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism. The State’s case was that the man had been(...)

Nigerian woman loses appeal over asylum rejection
- High Court
- February 28, 2017, 20:26
A Nigerian woman who claimed she had fled her home country aged 15 to avoid a forced marriage has, after spending 10 years in what a judge described a(...)

Supreme Court considering right to work of asylum seekers
- Supreme Court
- January 24, 2017, 17:07
A seven-judge Supreme Court is hearing an important appeal concerning the right to work here of asylum seekers. The appeal is by a Burmese man who li(...)