5 h. ago Asylum seekers continuing to travel via north to apply in Dublin, says justice minister

Asylum seekers continuing to travel via north to apply in Dublin, says justice minister  The Irish News

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3 d. ago Supreme Court to hear pharmacist’s appeal on public sector work ban as an asylum seeker

Man was allowed to work while seeking international protection but says employers were barred from hiring him

Events

5 d. ago Meetings secured with Intergration Department over Carna and Kinvara asylum seeker plans

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Meetings have been secured with the Department of Integration regarding asylum seeker plans in both Kinvara and Carna. Locals have raised concerns over plans to house 98 asylum seekers at the Merriman Hotel in Kinvara. While a protest is being maintained at the Carna Bay Hotel – […] The post Meetings secured with Intergration Department over Carna and Kinvara asylum seeker plans appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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5 d. ago Protests continue despite pause on converting Connemara hotel into accommodation for asylum seekers

Department of Integration says it is giving locals three months to come up with proposal to turn Carna Bay Hotel back into a hotel

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5 d. ago Group maintaining 24/7 watch at Carna Bay Hotel over plans for asylum seekers

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A group of people plan to maintain a 24/7 presence outside the Carna Bay Hotel, to protest its planned housing of asylum seekers. It comes following news a proposal to house 84 international asylum seekers at the hotel is now being considered. People gathered at the hotel […] The post Group maintaining 24/7 watch at Carna Bay Hotel over plans for asylum seekers appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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6 d. ago Cost of accommodating asylum seekers could be cut by 60% under new rules, suggests Government

Indicative future cost could fall from €123,000 per applicant to under €50,000, contingent on cutting processing times from 29 months to nine

Politics

7 d. ago Regulator questions Government housing policy, suggests planning ‘number one’ issue

Central Bank governor Makhlouf says Government should consider whether its many policies are ‘mutually supportive’

Politics

9 d. ago Court orders protesters to stop blocking water works for house hosting asylum seekers in Kildare

According to staff at the house, protestors have regularly picketed outside the property and harassed delvery drivers.

Events

1 week ago Tusk: Poland will no longer comply with EU's Dublin Regulation on returning asylum seekers

Tusk: Poland will no longer comply with EU's Dublin Regulation on returning asylum seekers  Notes From Poland

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1 week ago Protesters ordered to stop blocking work on water supply to 18th

One demonstrator said works would not begin ‘unless contractor was prepared to hit him with his digger’s bucket’, High Court told

Politics

2 w. ago Asylum seekers in Dublin’s East Wall: ‘Just ordinary, decent people that wanted a better life for themselves’

Fear was widespread when an international protection centre opened here in 2022; now tensions seems lower and ties are growing between residents of the centre and the wider community

Events

2 w. ago Disused banks, pubs and equestrian centres could be used to house asylum seekers

Department of Integration wants to loosen rules about which types of property can be used for this purpose

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2 w. ago Move to stop asylum seeker centres opening in certain areas ‘fair’ and ‘balances economic situation’

‘We took a view that we didn’t want hotels, particularly the last hotel in a given town, to be used for housing asylum seekers,’ said Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Economics

2 w. ago No new asylum seeker centres in certain areas due to ‘local feedback’and criminality

Number of arson attacks recorded far higher than previously reported

Events

2 w. ago No new asylum seeker centres in certain areas due to ‘local feedback’ and ‘violent protest’

Number of arson attacks recorded far higher than previously reported

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2 w. ago State stops opening new asylum seeker centres in certain areas due to ‘local feedback’ and ‘violent protest’

Number of arson attacks recorded far higher than previously reported

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2 w. ago Mark Carney’s ‘back of envelope’ idea paved way for Ireland to renegotiate bank debt

The banker suggested promissory notes be replaced with long-term government bonds paid over 25 to 40 years at a much lower interest rate

Economics

3 w. ago Sixth man, 20s, arrested by gardai after asylum seeker, 34, stabbed to death after rap gig in Dublin city centre

Sixth man, 20s, arrested by gardai after asylum seeker, 34, stabbed to death after rap gig in Dublin city centre  The Irish Sun

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3 w. ago Sixth person arrested in relation to fatal stabbing of asylum seeker in Dublin city centre

Sixth person arrested in relation to fatal stabbing of asylum seeker in Dublin city centre  Irish Examiner

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3 w. ago State paid more than €70.8m to Citywest hotel operator last year

Company running Dublin hotel received €18.1 million to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees during final three months of 2024

Politics