High Court to hear challenge to accommodation for 1,000 asylum seekers in Athlone
Incoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challenge
Direct Provision
West African food is finally taking its place at Irish tables
Three entrepreneurs are introducing the unique spices and flavours of Afro-Caribbean food to Ireland through fine dining, takeaway and casual dining
From Afghanistan to Ireland: ‘We had no choice. While we were sitting on the plane, everybody was crying’
Marwa Zamir moved to Ireland in 2016 when she was 13. She says she was the only one in her family who was excited
‘Deep concern’ over families evicted from direct provision despite gaining status - Ombudsman
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Green Party to promise new migration agency to overhaul approach to asylum seekers
Party’s election manifesto to propose new body called the Asylum and Integration Agency which would bring together functions carried out by existing agencies
Almost 9,000 children in direct provision not eligible for double child benefit payment
Children’s Rights Alliance calls for urgent delivery of the International Protection Child Payment to address poverty s
‘I don’t have the strength for it’: single mothers are being told to leave direct provision with nowhere else to go
For years, asylum seekers given permission to remain in Ireland have struggled to secure private rental accommodation
‘Every migrant woman I know, including myself, has suffered from depression’
Women in Ireland’s direct provision system suffer sexual violence, and many live in fear of their ‘hostile environment’
Lone parents and children should be exempt from direct provision evictions, says charity
Former asylum seekers who now have status to remain in Ireland told they must leave State accommodation by July 5th
Number of homeless asylum seekers passes 2,000 for first time, new figures show
Data come as agencies warns of ‘escalation’ in eviction letters being issued to people in direct provision accommodation
Means-testing of asylum seekers’ allowance risks ‘pushing families into poverty’, say support groups
Refugee support organisations question Government’s timing of announcement ahead of elections
Analysis: What effect will the Government’s scattergun approach to managing migrants have?
A chaotic system involving the Department of Justice, the Department of Integration and the HSE is struggling to cope with increased demand
All supports for refugees and asylum seekers to be reviewed, Taoiseach says
Harris says ‘many, many, many’ people who have been through immigration system still live in ‘free State accommodation without making a contribution’
Asylum seekers in tents in the Grand Canal area to be moved
Significant concern in Government over ‘record levels’ of new arrivals as State struggles to find extra space
Government has quietly shelved its plan to end direct provision
The new Comprehensive Accommodations Strategy For International Protection Applicants looks like direct provision by another name
‘Direct provision takes away your ability to dream’
New to the Parish: Precious Matumba came to Ireland from Zimbabwe in 2018
‘Aside from the accommodation, I am happy. The children have integrated well, and enjoy it here’
New to the Parish: Esther Adegoke from Nigeria arrived in Ireland in December 2017
Minister has ‘concerns’ about people leaving direct provision system entering homeless services
Darragh O’Brien says Department of Integration needs to ‘work hard’ on exit strategy for people given permission to remain in State
Departments clash over refugees pushed from direct provision into homelessness
Senior housing official says ‘serious risk’ asylum seekers left sleeping rough after leaving direct provision
Tesco Ireland to run job clinics for people in direct provision
Clinics will include CV and interview training, and the opportunity to interview for roles in Tesco stores across the country
Sections of direct provision centre in Killarney closed amid ‘grave concerns’ over fire safety
Kerry County Council serves fire safety notice to Harmony Inn Kingscourt, home to 67 male refugees
Direct provision: Will plan to end use of controversial system be offloaded to next government?
Timeline for abolishing contentious system remains in doubt despite Coalition pledge
‘The people in Athlone really stood with me when we had nothing. They supported me like brothers and sisters’
New to the Parish: Fortunate Nesengani arrived from South Africa in 2016, and lives in direct provision with her husband
State to build new reception centres for asylum seekers in 2024
Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman says six centres will be built expected to accommodate between 500 to 750 asylum seekers
Minister says Government has purchased 37 properties to date to house asylum seekers
International Protection Accommodation Service has started to turn away some asylum seekers due to a lack of beds
New plan to end direct provision to be set out in revised White Paper
2020 policy envisaged 3,500 applicants a year and predicted own-door accommodation by end of 2024 but O’Gorman says that is no longer possible
If child benefit is a universal payment, why are the children most in need excluded?
State support and accommodation is failing to meet the basic nutritional, hygiene and transportation needs of single people and families in direct provision, new research shows
Bohemian FC’s Bob Marley shirt sales pay for scholarship for former direct-provision resident
Peacemore Magonya (28) will study production in a bachelor’s degree course at BIMM
‘Compulsory purchase could be used’ to secure reception centres for refugees coming to Ireland
Advisory group calls for six centres to be opened by end of 2024, says ‘a stark difference in treatment’ between Ukrainian and other refugees
Sexual exploitation accounts for ‘majority of trafficking’ cases in Ireland during 2022
‘Fastest growing criminal industry in the world,’ according to Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Refugee housing system under ‘real pressure’ as 500 Ukrainians arrive each week
Electric Picnic tents at Stradbally in use as Minister cites ‘pinch point’ with students returning to accommodation
UCD student who lived in tent on Belfield campus on brink of returning to homelessness
Faith Khomba (29) completed her first year in Social Policy and Sociology while moving from homeless shelters to hostels
Catherine Day: The direct provision system has reached its limits
State must stop depending on the private sector and establish new reception and integration centres, a specialised accommodation agency and better, earlier dialogue with local communities
Direct provision may not end if Government does not act now, Coalition warned
Ministers pledged to end the system by 2024 but updated report finds some vital steps have not been taken
Direct provision centre previously shut down reopened for Ukrainian refugees
Mount Trenchard in Co Limerick had been criticised as similar to ‘an open prison’ in previous report
Una Mullally: It wasn’t until we were a rich nation that tents on streets became commonplace
A decade ago, the idea that there might be homeless people living in tents was unthinkable
Europe’s two-tier asylum system: doors open for Ukrainians as others seeking refuge face barriers
Similar story for asylum seekers in Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Germany and Poland as Ukrainians enjoy priority treatment and others sometimes struggle
State told to overhaul migrant housing plan, set up six new centres and abandon hotel use
Unpublished paper developed by Department of Integration makes several recommendations
Some asylum seekers decide to leave Clare after blockade at former hotel
Minister of State Joe O’Brien asks people to step down ‘blockade’ at Magowna House in Inch
Emergency accommodation for 500 asylum seekers, many living in tents, ‘in coming days’
Growing unease among gardaí at tactics deployed for anti-immigration protests, with some fearing response to protests not firm enough
How accommodating refugees has become a lucrative business for hotels
Hotel group Tifco and Tetrarch Capital were paid tens of millions in State contracts
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
Calls to increase payments to children in direct provision who receive ‘just €29.80 per week’
Research shows current supports fall short of a minimum essential standard of living
‘Period poverty’ is a misleading term that gets bandied about. I think it has become very, very trendy
If a woman can’t buy period products, it’s just one aspect of her poverty as she will be struggling to buy all basic necessities, from food to fuel
Number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland decreases, figures show
After a surge in applications last year, recent months have seen the numbers fall to about 800
Asylum seeker fails to show rights were breached by transfer from Dublin to midlands
The Minister argued the case was moot as the woman had been granted refugee status so the State no longer had to provide her with accommodation
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’
Huge shortfall in beds for refugees predicted as hotels switch focus to tourists
Government sources say reforms in UK could result in more refugees heading to Ireland
Over 350 international protection applicants homeless in Ireland - report
Irish Refugee Council experiencing ‘one of the most challenging times’ in 30-year history as those seeking protection face ‘deteriorating’ situation
‘It was hard at first. It can be very difficult to get a job when you are a refugee’
New to the Parish: Safora Mohammadi came to Ireland from Afghanistan in 2021
Number in State accommodation for asylum seekers doubles to over 20,000
More than 11,000 are in emergency accommodation such as hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses
Government is shaking up the refugee accommodation system but sustainable solution still some way off
Asking a UN agency for assistance shows the gravity of the situation
Call for national lead on housing for refugees has ‘fallen on deaf ears’, committee told
Lack of coordination between departments shows new approach needed, Migrant Rights Centre says
400 direct provision residents in Killarney will have to vacate their hotel rooms
Residents have been formally told by International Protection Accommodation Services their rooms will revert to catering for tourists at the end of March
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