International Protection Bill passed in Dáil vote after three-hour debate
Most significant reform of immigration law in State’s history passed and now goes to President
Immigration
Stories about immigration, migrants of all types into Ireland
Spanish immigration offices threaten strike action over planned migrant amnesty
PM Pedro Sánchez described drive as an act of justice and economic necessity due to country’s ageing population
Iranian critical-skills workers face ‘inhumane’ delays for family visas
Delays of more than two years for decisions are forcing some to consider leaving Ireland
Healthcare assistant accused of smuggling woman through Dublin Airport
Dublin District Court heard Muna Mohamed Sharif (47) had used ‘lookalike’ document for asylum seeker for a fee
Along Route 50, a solitary stand against Trump’s immigration raid
On the wind‑scoured plains of rural Colorado, one student’s weekly protest draws on a local history shaped by hardship, endurance and quiet resistance
Irish public ‘emotionally checking out’ after succession of crises
Instead of panicking in the face of global turmoil, people are emotionally checking out, survey suggests
Migrant chef paid €1.61 an hour for 90-hour weeks in case branded ‘economic slavery’
Madhu Foods Limited, trading as Guru Indian Cuisine, found to have committed multiple employment rights breaches against the worker
With Trump in the gallery, US supreme court sceptical on restricting birthright citizenship
Policy of president, who left midway through proceedings, is considered crucial to hard-line immigration approach
Doctor worried for family’s safety after brother was ‘headbutted and told to speak English’
Fatima Abdullah’s siblings moved from Afghanistan to Ireland after the Taliban regained power
Centrist Moderates leader Rasmussen holds balance of power in Copenhagen
Both leftist ‘red grouping’ and right-wing blue camp fell short of the 90 seats needed for a majority
Why an Irish women’s group is now focused on immigration
In the News podcast: Women’s Coalition on Immigration claims a link between sexual violence and migration
‘My body was worn out’: Migrant worker in Ireland got two weeks’ holidays over two years
Cases of ‘severe exploitation’ are ‘routine’ under general employment permit system, Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland says
Now that my children live abroad, my uncle’s ‘bás in Éirinn’ has a new meaning
Everything from a stray sock beneath a bed to an old photo album shouts of the ones no longer here with us
Tusla believes young person in its care is an adult
Young person arrived in Ireland as an unaccompanied asylum seeker
New pilot project sees Ireland processing asylum applications in line with EU migration pact
Officials meeting 12-week timeline for ‘safe-country’ cases and those with less than 20 per cent acceptance rate
The fringe women’s anti-immigration group supported by three elected politicians
The Women’s Coalition on Immigration was initially set up to campaign against ‘gender identity politics’ but has pivoted to immigration
Man accused of trying to obstruct his deportation says he has nine ‘identical’ brothers
Garda opposes bail for Sam Okwuoha, saying he fails to attend proceedings and ‘gives different names’
Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín lays blame for housing crisis with Government during ardfheis
Party’s leader accuses Coalition of ‘disastrous’ immigration policy claiming it ‘refused to work with communities’
Family at centre of Department of Justice protest deported to South Africa
Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday
Chartered flights now ‘routine’ says Minister as 63 South Africans deported
Fifty four adults and nine children were flown from Ireland to South Africa on Saturday night
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
Asylum decision flawed after handling by Zimbabwean of different ethnicity, judge rules
Interview as part of Ndebele woman’s international protection application conducted by Shona individual
Visitors to Britain must now pay £16. This hasn’t had the predicted results
Yesterday marked the start of strict enforcement when boarding transport to the UK, hence Aer Lingus requiring passports on all flights to Britain
‘Mexico is losing everything’: Expats in Ireland react to violence at home
‘History shows us that when a cartel leader falls, somebody else takes their place’
Immigration law overhaul: Five issues that have divided the Dáil
Opposition TDs criticise plans to guillotine International Protection Bill on Wednesday
Facial recognition technology to be trialled on passengers at Holyhead
Testing this week follows previous pilot by UK authorities in 2025 which saw more than 7,500 faces analysed
Irish in America: ‘I carry my US passport, use a burner phone and have an escape plan’
Legal Irish-born immigrants still live with an underlying sense of fear as Ice increases the scope of its raids
Pausing SNA review buys Government time to sooth tensions but leaves schools in limbo
Meta wants Irish Government to to urge EU to ditch law intended to crack down on addictive social media features
Overcrowded prisons, HSE Long Covid financial support ending and Bondi Beach suspect appears in court
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: The lack of housing could risk Irish emigres not returning to the country
State plans crackdown on English-language schools acting as ‘back door’ to work permits
Senior officials are ‘developing options to reduce [the] number’ of English language students here
Only 2% of asylum seekers transferred back to EU state where they first applied
Figures show 361 people who applied for asylum in Ireland in 2025 had already been granted protection in another EU state
Arrests of deportees intensify overcrowding in Irish prisons
Intended deportees ‘compete for floor space’ with violent offenders despite committing no crimes
Migration policies should be managed with facts not emotions
Social cohesion is possible and thriving with the presence of migrants
Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘colonisation’ comments on immigrants land awkwardly at Manchester United
Clumsy wording based on wrong figures raises fresh questions on judgment of club’s billionaire co-owner
Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘colonisation’ claim is illiterate, demeaning, says Irish immigrant group
‘Walk around and see the contribution of immigrants,’ Irish in Britain tells Manchester United co-owner
Wait time for refugee family reunification to be altered to two years, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan tells Dáil International Protection Bill will be amended following comments by TDs
Migration system needs reform to effectively sustain workforce and public services – report
Potential for abuse of educational visas seen as an area of concern as is lack of infrastructure to enable new arrivals integrate
Irish held by Ice, laptop shortages and replacing Prince Albert at Leinster House
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Irish held by Ice: Has US law changed? What is the legal advice?
Those who entered US on visa waivers but overstayed ‘have fewer rights than people smuggled in’
Irishman detained in Texas overstayed 90-day visitor’s visa issued in 2009
Texas court ruled against Seamus Culleton despite his being married to a US citizen and being a green card applicant
FG TD urges Government to reduce planned family reunification wait time to one year
International Protection Bill ‘a profound failure of political judgment’, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke tells Dáil
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
Deportations of Irish citizens from US rose 330%, Dáil hears
Labour’s Duncan Smith says US homeland security should be asked for details of all Irish held by Ice
Are student visa reform plans designed to play to anti-immigration sentiment?
Why not address the chronic underfunding?
Sinn Féin leads a scattered field
Forming behind the party is an orderly queue of alternatives, all aware that the electorate is frustrated
Trump’s border tsar says crackdown in Minneapolis may ease with ‘cooperation’ from state officials
Donald Trump says he wants to ‘de-escalate’ tension after fatal shootings
‘Political priority cannot be a judge’s priority’- European Court of Human Rights president
Political pressure on jurisdiction of court ‘impossible to accept’, says Mattias Guyomar
Ireland’s mothers are the oldest in the EU. Why?
Bringing up a baby in your parent’s boxroom is not an attractive idea - but in the long term a mix of social and economic factors are driving fertility lower
Suella Braverman defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform and slams Tory ‘lies’
Former Conservative home secretary’s defection comes barely a fortnight after Robert Jenrick’s move
Minneapolis shooting: Most Fox News reporting supports official version
Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration’s narrative that the slain protester, Alex Pretti, had brought the violence upon himself
Minneapolis shooting: How the Trump administration rushed to judgment
Rush to blame Pretti and exonerate immigration agents deviates from the way law enforcement investigations are normally carried out
Political upheaval fuels this Australia Day’s tinderbox feel
Tragedy, a rare misstep by Anthony Albanese and the disintegration of the opposition mean tension is high as the national holiday falls
Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis in the aftermath - in photos
A selection of imagery from various news wires showing the situation in the aftermath of the shooting.
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