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Five Travellers settle €75,000 defamation claims over refusal of entry to Howth restaurant
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (382+ words) Five members of the Traveller community who were refused entry to a north Co Dublin restaurant have settled "75,000 claims for defamation of character against the restaurant and its security company. Barrister Dermot Francis Sheehan, who appeared with O'Hanrahan Solicitors for…...
Wait time for refugee family reunification to be altered to two years, says Minister
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (629+ words) The Government will change proposals to alter the qualifying time in family reunification cases for people with refugee status from three years to two, the Minister for Justice has said. Jim O'Callaghan told the D'il on Thursday that the International…...
Crown Paints factory IP accommodation preparation works cost company €4.2m, court told
1+ week, 1+ day ago (532+ words) The developer of a planned accommodation centre for international protection (IP) applicants at the former Crown Paints factory site in Coolock, Dublin, is suing the State for damages, claiming it spent some "4.2 million preparing the site before violent disorder stopped…...
No space for up to 400 asylum seekers in January amid persistent system pressure
1+ week, 3+ day ago (540+ words) There was no space for almost 400 asylum seekers in International Protection Service Accommodation (Ipas) centres on their arrival in the State last month, Department of Justice figures show. With the system continuing to come under pressure, Minister for Justice Jim…...
Discard dehumanising language about people looking for a livelihood
1+ week, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Discard dehumanising language about people looking for a livelihood'irishtimes.com Discard dehumanising language about people looking for a livelihood Lack of empathy is harmful Sir, " On Newstalk this week, Dublin City Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare was complaining about "bin…...
Non-payment of a number of migrant workers by security firm likened to ‘modern slavery’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (895+ words) A security company accused of the "systematic exploitation" of vulnerable migrant workers before its collapse last year has been likened to a "modern slavery" operation by trade union Siptu. The former management of BGS Security Ltd, which is now in…...
Polish and Lithuanians with criminal history removed on chartered flight costing €122,000
3+ week, 2+ day ago (311+ words) A charter flight on Sunday removed 33 Polish and Lithuanian nationals from the State on grounds of criminality, the Minister for Justice and Migration has said. Jim O'Callaghan said the cost of using the aircraft for the operation was "122,000. He said…...
High Court orders immediate reimprisonment of Enoch Burke
4+ week, 2+ day ago (326+ words) The High Court has ordered the immediate reimprisonment of Enoch Burke, less than a week after the schoolteacher was released from Mountjoy jail. Mr Burke was brought before Mr Justice Brian Cregan on Monday hours after garda" arrested him at…...
File to be sent to DPP over 2024 fire at Leixlip house linked to asylum centre rumours
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (208+ words) Garda" are to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions after releasing without charge a man (30s) arrested earlier today over the suspected arson of a building that was wrongly rumoured to have been earmarked for accommodating asylum seekers....
Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (540+ words) People granted refugee status will have to wait for three years before bringing relatives including spouses and children to Ireland under a planned tightening of family reunification rules. On Tuesday, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan will brief the Cabinet on…...