Irish Refugee Council

Asylum seekers: 970 without State accommodation as number likely to breach 1,000 later in week

Just three international protection applicants have been accommodated since last week

Homeless asylum seekers: ‘They told me there is no space but I see all these empty places in Dublin. There is no mercy’

International Protection applicants are arriving to find themselves living on the street. But ‘at least there are no bullets’

Homeless asylum seekers protest over ‘basic human right’ of accommodation

Men have been sleeping outside the International Protection Office for up to two months

Asylum system changes ‘are pandering’ to far right, says TD

People should not be victimised for seeking asylum, Irish Refugee Council says

More than 200 asylum seekers left without accommodation

State has been unable to provide accommodation to single men since December 4th

Ministers set to approve large cuts to benefits for Ukrainian refugees

Minister for Integration to put proposals to Cabinet committee for cutting welfare for future Ukrainian arrivals and providing accommodation for only 90 days

Refugee centres targeted in Dublin riots

Firefighers wearing breathing equipment rescued a security guard from blaze in Finglas

Ukrainian refugees in State accommodation may get Christmas travel exemption

Department considers amendment to protocol that puts refugees at risk of losing allocated beds

Proposals to time-limit housing for Ukrainians criticised by refugee groups

Taoiseach tells Dáil that State’s ability to accommodate and provide for refugees is ‘very much’ at its limit

Lack of audits for private accommodation for child migrants ‘unfathomable’

Hotels and B&Bs are not suitable places for children to grow up, Ombudsman for Children says and calls for move away from emergency responses

Report calls for child benefit to be paid for children living in direct provision and for an increase in the daily allowance

Irish Refugee Council says it is unjust that the parents in direct provision do not receive something which is supposed to be a universal benefit

Budget 2024 must target income support for children living in poverty - community groups

End Child Poverty Week seminar hears of difficulties in direct provision and generational poverty

Nearly 1,400 asylum seekers slept rough for up to 10 weeks this year, including four children

Irish Refugee Council report says at one point there was a total of 593 people seeking protection who were homeless due to shortage of State accommodation

Ireland welcomes EU agreement on how to handle migration

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hails ‘decisive step’, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin indicates support for focus on ‘burden sharing’

Temporary protection for Ukrainians should be extended to 2025 ‘as matter of urgency’, civil society groups say

‘Unprecedented’ measure gives Ukrainians right to travel and reside in Europe

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

Homeless asylum seekers’ camp destroyed by fire as refugees sleeping rough express worry over safety

Taoiseach and Minister for Justice condemn scenes following stand-off between pro-and anti-immigrant protesters at Sandwith St in Dublin on Friday evening

Fire thought to have caused extensive damage at Dublin city migrant camp

Standoff at Upper Sandwith Street where homeless refugees have set up makeshift camp

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

‘Unprecedented’ gathering of homeless asylum seekers in Dublin city centre

Some 41 tents are congregated around International Protection Office on Mount Street Lower

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

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

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

Coalition warned not to fuel ‘anti-migrant narratives’ in statements on immigration

Bodies representing refugees and immigrants warn Coalition against recent uses of language

Plan to fast-track asylum cases must be fair, Government told

Depriving applicants of legal advice in bid to accelerate process ‘may be counterproductive’, lawyers warn

‘I’m tired and afraid I will die’: Asylum seeker without accommodation is left to sleep on streets

Mohammed Younis arrived in Ireland on Thursday and still has no word of when accommodation will be available

Homeless refugees now accommodated but new arrivals warned there may be no place for them

Junior minister Joe O’Brien says anti-refugee protesters have ‘crossed the line’ with their comments

Homeless asylum seekers: ‘We are in a very difficult position. We will have to sleep on the streets again’

Asylum seekers just arriving are being told they will have to find their own accommodation

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

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

Consider more solicitors for High Court bench, retiring judge urges

Attorney General leads tributes to Mr Justice Robert Eagar on his retirement

Refugee groups raise ‘serious concerns’ over child safety at East Wall centre

Families ‘distraught at living conditions’ at facility housing more than 300 people

Minister ‘taking seriously’ concerns about child safety in Citywest refugee hub

Minister Roderic O’Gorman said he will meeting officials to discuss requests to move children out of the processing facility

Afghans still waiting for decision on relatives year after State pledge

Afghan Admission Programme promised ‘up to 500 places’ for at-risk family members but some applicants claim relatives already kidnapped by Taliban

Modular homes planned for Ukrainians may not be ready until early next year

Refugees and asylum-seekers to be housed in tented accommodation from Monday

ServiceNow offers tech training course to refugees

Nine-week programme aimed at closing technical skills gap

Plans for Ukrainian refugee housing will not provide ‘an awful lot’ – expert

Number of empty houses under public ownership would be ‘small’, says Dr Lorcan Sirr

Reliance on volunteers to house Ukrainian refugees unsustainable, Taoiseach told

NGOs submit proposals to improve collaboration and co-ordination of response

Ireland’s asylum limbo: ‘We are beginning to say home was better’

As Ukrainians are fast-tracked, those fleeing other dire situations face a different system

Those hosting Ukrainian refugees are not virtue-signalling do-gooders

Host families are ordinary people with lives of their own. They need our help.

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