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Cloverhill Prison, where Ivan Vostrikov was imprisoned. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Russian man who sought asylum sues State for imprisoning him alongside axe murderer

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(...)

The appeals were by a husband and wife, who came here in 2005, and their son, his wife and their child, who came here in 2008. Photograph: Collins Courts.
Five members of Albanian family lose appeal over deportation

Five members of an Albanian family have lost their appeals over being refused subsidiary protection here, resulting in their deportation. A three ju(...)

Mohammed ‘Romi’ Ramzan (40) booked tickets for more than 100 brides to fly from Latvia and take part in sham marriages.
Lucrative sham-marriage scam brought to an end at Dublin cricket match

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(...)

The woman sought asylum due to fears of persecution, as the widow of a leader of an anti-government militia, if she returned to Nigeria. Photograph: Getty Images
Wife of man shot dead in Nigeria wins appeal over refugee status refusal

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(...)

Ireland has the lowest number of judges per head of population in the EU. Photograph: Alan Betson
Delays in High Court rulings ‘impacting operation of justice’

High Court judges are taking longer to reach decisions in cases, with some judgments being delayed for several years, latest figures show. After the (...)

Photograph: Getty Images
Court bid by man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism to prevent deportation

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(...)

Asylum seekers’ work ban unconstitutional, says Supreme Court

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

A man with alleged links to Islamic terrorism wants his appeal against the State’s bid to deport him heard by the Supreme Court.
Man allegedly linked to Islamic terror seeks Supreme Court hearing

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(...)

The Court of Appeal ruled the RAT was not obliged to conduct its own investigation but also said there may be special circumstances where that is required. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Nigerian woman loses appeal over asylum rejection

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(...)

Opposing the appeal, Nuala Butler SC, for the Minister for Justice, argued a foreign national present in the State on a conditional basis had no constitutional right to work.
Supreme Court considering right to work of asylum seekers

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(...)

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