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Number of tourist beds for refugees drops to new low
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (354+ words) F'ilte Ireland previously estimated that the economic impact of the displaced bed stock on the tourism industry could be more than "1bn each year. File picture There was a 10% drop in the number of tourist beds in Ireland contracted by the…...
I've lived here my whole life but still fell through the cracks'
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1513+ words) Chichi Okoli has spent her whole life in Ireland but says she's still being asked to prove that she belongs here. Picture: Brendan Gleeson Oluchi Blessing Okoli, also known as Chichi, has spent her entire life in Ireland. Born in…...
Ipas centres: Standards vary in accommodation for people seeking international protection
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1612+ words) Many Ipas accommodation centres received praise from inspectors for being "well run" and for treating residents with respect and dignity. However, issues raised about some centres include mould and damp, overcrowding, fire hazards, and inadequate security. Picture posed by model…...
Government to start withdrawing State-provided accommodation from 16, 000 Ukrainians
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan The Government is to begin withdrawing State-provided accommodation from 16, 000 Ukrainian refugees from August, as it prepares to wind down key supports ahead of an EU voluntary return scheme. Senior Government ministers agreed a number of…...
Cabinet to discuss inquiry into child sex abuse in schools
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (517+ words) Four commissioners will be appointed to Ireland's Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Schools. Picture: i Stock Four commissioners will be appointed to the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual…...
Asylum-seeking children will bear brunt of changes to international protection legislation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) A mother with her five-month-old baby and six-year-old son, carrying a blue teddy, is escorted onto a Garda vehicle for deportation under Operation Trench last November. Picture: Chani Anderson Last week, as Ireland was celebrated around the world for our…...
Names of 76 asylum seekers involved in legal actions published on Courts Service website due to filing error
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) For some asylum cases, only case numbers and initials are normally published " with no names of applicants or lawyers mentioned. However, a report on the data breach said this had not happened, meaning reference numbers, party names, and some cases,…...
Asylum seekers describe 'prison-like' conditions in emergency accommodations
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (511+ words) Local residents Joan Casey and Len Canton out to welcome asylum seekers who are to be housed in the Lismore House Hotel, Lismore, Co Waterford. Picture Dan Linehan Having no floor space for children to crawl or learn to walk,…...
Why is the Government targeting refugee families?
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (132+ words) When legal routes are delayed or blocked, families do not stop trying to reunite. They look for other ways, including irregular and dangerous journeys. People are injured, drowned, trafficked, exploited or killed on these routes. These are the predictable consequences…...
'They sacrifice so much to get here. And no one wants to be here.'
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1798+ words) Pieter Wittenberg, Sean Binder, Nasos Karaitsos, and Sarah Mardini exit the courthouse in Mytilene on January 15 after bring acquitted of migrant trafficking. Picture: Manolis Lagoutaris/Getty Warships flank the elegant harbour in Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesvos, their…...