7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (441+ words) 12.44 18 Mar 2026 Labour'Senator Laura and Carmel Cantwell spoke to Claire Byrne ahead of the protest against the construction on Bessborough site. The Labour Party is lodging an appeal this week to prevent the development of 140 apartments on the site of Bessborough's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (175+ words) Government plans to introduce a three-year ban on family reunification for recognised refugees. Why is this being done, and is it justified?Newstalk Government plans to introduce a three-year ban on family reunification for recognised refugees. Why is this being…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (271+ words) 10.48 10 Jan 2026 If you received an Irish passport between December 23 and January 6, you may need to return it due to a software error. "There's been a software error that has left passports that were issued over the holiday period, technically non-compliant,…...

4+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (824+ words) 09.14 18 Nov 2025 An immigration lawyer has expressed concern about the prospect of Ireland copying some of Britain's tough asylum reforms given the "dark historical overtones" to the proposals." Yesterday, Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan declared the Government would have to be "nimble…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (491+ words) The Cabinet sub-committee on migration has approved plans to charge asylum seekers who in are work between "15 and "238 a week....

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (548+ words) The "1.2 billion the Government expects to spend this year on asylum seeker accommodation is not "value for money," Aont" has argued....

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (411+ words) 10.29 11 Apr 2025 There's been a threefold increase in deportation orders issued so far this year compared to the same period last year. This comes as part of a deliberate hardening of policy towards immigration by the Government. In the first three…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (158+ words) A new survey by the Irish Traveller Movement found that 53% of Traveller organisations receive no funding towards their youth work. 07.03 23 Apr 2025 Almost half of the Traveller population live in counties with no specific youth projects for their community. A new…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (303+ words) The Department of Justice has committed to processing all asylum applications within six months, with international protection applicants from safe countries... 11.14 27 Mar 2025 The Department of Justice has committed to processing all asylum applications within six months, with international protection applicants…...