3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (902+ words) The number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland with documents including UK driving licences has prompted Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan to say that "a lot" of such documentation is now being uncovered, as around 78% of applicants continue to arrive from…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (457+ words) The Sudanese man who has been charged with attempted murder after a horror knife attack in Belfast this week was given asylum under a "fast-track" scheme after completing a questionnaire, it has emerged." It was already known that Hadi Alodid…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (553+ words) Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has ruled out automatically deporting all migrants who serve prison sentences in Ireland, saying his response has to be "proportionate" and assessed on an "individual basis". Speaking to Gript this week following the latest chartered deportation…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (193+ words) It was reported across the press on Monday that a total of 759 people have been deported out of Ireland to date this year through various means, including 62 removed by charter aircraft. So, were the 759 people who have been issued with…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (389+ words) A response from Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O'Callaghan to a parliamentary question from Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has revealed that his Department holds no centralised data on the proportion of international protection applicants classified…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (127+ words) In a PQ response to Independent TD for Offaly, Carol Nolan, the Minister for Justice," Jim O'Callaghan, has stated that a total of 37 "in-community residential properties were purchased by the Department of Children," Equality, Disability, Integration," and Youth (DCEDIY) for…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (732+ words) The author and behavioural scientist, Gad Saad, has just published a book on what he calls "suicidal empathy. He says that "a society dies when it cares more about exhibiting infinite tolerance and empathy than invoking its survival instinct." The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (923+ words) Almost half of those claiming asylum who claimed to be minors and underwent eligibility assessments were found to be adults, according to a new report from Tusla. The State's children and family agency said in" a report provided to the…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (126+ words) In the course of researching and writing the report based on my discovery that the Department of Justice is the owner of a house in Stamullen designated to house asylum seekers, I mentioned that I had made some inquiries to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (646+ words) A BBC investigation has uncovered a number of individuals attached to legal firms who helped migrants fabricate false asylum claims based on being gay or LGBT." The BBC investigation found that law firms and advisors were encouraging migrants, usually from…...