11 h. ago ‘Victim blaming’: refugee council criticises O’Callaghan’s asylum seeker comments

Fears about ‘a breakdown in social cohesion’ are prompting Government to seek cut in asylum seeker numbers, Minister tells The Irish Times

Events

12 h. ago Government trying to reduce asylum numbers to prevent 'breakdown in social cohesion'

Jim O'Callaghan was speaking to The Irish Times

Politics

18 h. ago High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan

Minister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure

Events

6 d. ago Increased income limits to reduce childcare bills for thousands of working families in 2026

We’re some way off reducing childcare costs to €200 per child per month, but government believes this is the beginning of the process.

Society

1 week ago Christmas will be ‘miserable’ for children in poverty, Minister told

TD says Government target of reducing child poverty to 3 per cent is disappointing

Politics

2 w. ago Government to examine reducing number of visas granted to English language school students

Private concerns among some in Cabinet that visas may be used as ‘backdoor’ to employment documents

Politics