State to buy Citywest Hotel to confront migrant crisis
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Citywest Hotel
Asylum seekers who were moved from tents told they may remain indoors ‘until further notice’
International protection applicants moved to Citywest were told to leave on Tuesday as ‘cold weather had now passed’
Hundreds of millions of euro paid to Irish companies for accommodating refugees and Ukrainians
Latest figures from Dept of Integration show hotel groups, the McEnaney family, and a US private equity group among those being paid for providing accommodation services
More zoned land needed to meet housing targets over next six years
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Tetrarch secures permission for cemetery on old Citywest golf course
An Bord Pleanála has granted permission for 8,047 burial plots at the site in Saggart, west Dublin
No permission to remain: Asylum seekers told to leave Mount Street and taken to new accommodation
Early on Wednesday morning at the Mount Street encampment, gardaí began to move the roughly 200 asylum seekers out of their tents and onto buses to be transferred to tented accommodation in Crooksling, or to Citywest
Citywest hotel in Dublin was paid €53.6m to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees in 2023
Large hotel groups and companies paid tens of millions in Government contracts to accommodate international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees
Security guard at asylum seeker accommodation suspended after alleged assault on resident
Video of alleged incident at Citywest hub shows man being held down by two men with a third repeatedly punching him in the head
Children among asylum seekers sleeping in tents in near-freezing temperatures in Dublin city
Two 17-year-olds say they were denied entry to emergency accommodation in Citywest on Friday despite freezing temperatures
Analysis: Ireland waved goodbye to its world-famous welcome last year as anti-immigrant rhetoric gained foothold
Disinformation and fear-mongering around immigration have seeped into public consciousness on a scale like never before
8,047-plot cemetery on grounds of former golf course given green light in Dublin
South Dublin County Council has given green light for burial ground that will have more than 8,000 plots
Hotel firms were paid tens of millions of euro to accommodate refugees
Several companies were paid more than €10 million under State accommodation contracts, figures show
Differences between State’s treatment of Ukrainians and other asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’, Ombudsman says
Government warned preferential treatment of Ukrainian families over other asylum seekers ‘unacceptable’
Some asylum seekers refused re-entry to Citywest over ‘serious anti-social behaviour’
Fire drill at the facility on Tuesday led to identification checks on re-entry
Officials warn of potential for heightened tensions at Citywest transit hub during Ramadan
Warning is contained in papers supplied to Ministers ahead of meeting of Cabinet subcommittee on Ukraine crisis response
Five hospitalised and two men charged after fight at Citywest refugee hub
Facility has been closed to new arrivals since late January amid unprecedented pressure on State’s system for receiving and integrating refugees
Sharp decrease in number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland recorded
New arrivals down 40 per cent since mid-November and 48 per cent since the start of 2023
Big buildings sought by Minister to house refugees and asylum seekers on camp beds
Roderic O’Gorman makes strong plea to Dáil colleagues to find large facilities and halls in which to accommodate arrivals
Refugees intending to seek asylum in Ireland told to defer travel amid accommodation shortage
National shortage of accommodation to result in the Citywest hub being closed to new adult international protection applicants for longer periods
Locals oppose Tetrarch plans for Citywest graveyard
Opponents to plans question rationale for 8,047 plot burial ground
Homeless warning for arriving refugees as Government scrambles to create capacity
Hotels which volunteered to house Ukrainians are being approached to host other applicants for protection
Citywest refugee facility may close to new entrants again due to accommodation shortfall
Ministers told the number of refugees entering the State in 2023 could equal last year’s figures
Tetrarch plans €20m cemetery on old Citywest golf course
Hotel owner submits plan for more than 8,000 burial plots on west Dublin site
Last-minute scramble to find space for incoming Ukrainian refugees as Citywest reaches capacity
Officials direct women and children towards Citywest to be ‘triaged’ while single men are directed towards NGOs to find emergency accommodation
Citywest reception hub for refugees closed to new arrivals after reaching capacity
Predicted shortfall of 15,000 places for refugees by December amid continuing pressure on system
Deer Park developers plan 5,800-plot cemetery for Howth
Tetrarch development would also include interment plots for ashes and a wall for urn storage
Number of non-Ukrainians seeking refuge in Ireland almost triples, says UNHCR
Pause in intake of new arrivals into State resulted in refugees and asylum seekers having to stay at Dublin airport
Ukrainians will not get local authority houses, says Minister
Refurbished council homes will be given to people already waiting on social housing lists
FF Ardfheis moved from Citywest hotel as deal to house refugees imminent
Largest hotel in the State set to be leased by Government for Ukrainian refugees
Tánaiste expects around 20,000 Ukrainian refugees in Ireland by end of March
Varadkar has registered to offer accommodation to refugees: ‘we have a spare room’
INBS would not have lent €4.1m to Lynn if aware of other mortgage, court hears
Former solicitor faces charges relating to alleged theft of €27m from seven lenders
Citywest Hotel to remain closed to guests this year as HSE deal is extended
Business returned to operating profit last year, accounts show
We all want to get back to ‘normal’ but Covid isn’t beaten yet
Do those shouting about opening everything up ever think about the people anxiously awaiting the test result?
Luxury home owners take legal action over plan to build schools
Gated community claims part-ownership of Citywest land earmarked for development
Life of a Covid vaccine volunteer: ‘You don’t go for team-building drinks on a Friday’
What I have learned working in the busiest vaccination centre in the country
Call for regional quarantine centres for healthcare staff after infected Cork worker told to isolate in Dublin
HSE says Citywest is State’s only self-isolation facility for healthcare staff with Covid-19
Limerick provide a tremendous lift amid the Covid gloom
Long-sufferiing fans still pinching themselves as county bid for a second title in three years
Ex-employee of Jim Mansfield Jnr denies he likes ‘a bit of grandiosity’
Martin Byrne (53) claims the businessman set him up to be falsely imprisoned by a gang
Lease decision looms on Citywest Covid-19 isolation centre
Hotel and conference centre use for isolation of Covid-19 cases has cost State €21m so far
Coronavirus: Private hospitals takeover agreed without ‘luxury’ of due diligence
HSE chief Paul Reid warned of likely ‘unforeseen consequences’ of three-month deal
State pension age deadlock in Government formation talks
Seen & heard: HSE is paying €25m for use of Dublin’s Citywest Hotel as Covid-19 facility
Land dispute between Citywest Hotel owner and neighbours before court
Cape Wrath Hotel Company claims nearby family is building on land the hotel owns
K Club offered to State for free to house medics or patients in Covid-19 crisis
Citywest Hotel to be converted to field hospital by HSE in battle against coronavirus
Your business week: all the results, indicators and meetings
Kerry Group and Allegion results due on Tuesday; Digital Media Awards on Friday
Dublin’s Siobhán McGrath named Players’ Player of the Year
All-Ireland champions lead the way with seven women’s football All Star awards
Your business week: EY Entrepreneur of the Year to be revealed
EasyJet and Home Depot to report; and how to handle ethical dilemmas at work
Your business week: all the results, indicators and meetings
From Monday Techstars Startup Week Dublin will host 54 events in 32 venues
Your business week: Irish and Euro zone unemployment
All Island Business Conference and ESRI Ageing Workford in Ireland study
Your business week: Financial wellbeing summit takes place in Dublin
Abercrombie and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to report; and reinvigorating O’Connell St
Your business week: Applegreen agm, ECB interest rate decision
A customer service conference in Clontarf while EY will name Entrepreneur of the Year
Your business week: Ryanair, ESRI conference on ‘Irish miracle’
Euro zone consumer confidence flash, Global Funds Conference and German PPI
Inland Fisheries Ireland’s new funding call for 2019 to help conservation
Angling Notes: Decision to revoke licence of Norwegian multinational in Kerry welcomed by environmental group
Aryzta reports results and Construction Summit hits town
Business This Week: results, indicators and meetings for the week ahead
Martin tells ardfheis it would be irresponsible to collapse Government
Fianna Fáil leader says Brexit could not be tackled with ‘politics as usual’
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