Dublin authorities make 400 extra beds available for homeless this winter
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
Site was scene of violence and unrest over plans to develop it into accommodation
Rite & Reason: Despite their declining numbers and ageing profile, members of religious congregations continue to challenge key social justice issues
Owner of Grand Hotel in Wicklow town brings High Court proceedings against operator, seeking orders including that a lease agreement has ended
Community groups have been set up to volunteer services in the face of official inaction and an increasingly hostile atmosphere
Department of Integration hopes to open Thornton Hall site for accommodation in the coming weeks which will allow international protection triaging to continue
Attacks on asylum seekers sleeping in tents on the street ‘an incredibly serious situation’, Green Party leader says
Reports submitted to IPAS reveal numerous fire safety incidents and some pest infestations during first six months of 2024
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Former asylum seekers who now have status to remain in Ireland told they must leave State accommodation by July 5th
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Accelerated processing times and designated accommodation centres form part of changes in controversial EU deal
No qualifications needed for interpreters who help applicants with interviews of vital importance
Refugee support organisations question Government’s timing of announcement ahead of elections
Policy must combine ‘compassion’ and ‘rules-based approach’, says Taoiseach, because current situation ‘not sustainable’
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Britain says it has no legal obligation to accept returns under post-Brexit arrangement, but requests have been accepted by both
Meeting involving Ministers, gardaí and Dublin City Council agreed on new search for State land to house estimated 200 asylum seekers living in tents in city centre
An estimated 200 men now sleeping outside International Protection Office
Move comes less than three years after requirement for visas for travel from South Africa was abolished
Number of people claiming international protection in first 12 weeks of 2024 was 75% ahead of same period last year, committee to hear
1,700 male asylum seekers now homeless with new arrivals now sharing tents with those already camping off Mount Street
Large hotel groups and companies paid tens of millions in Government contracts to accommodate international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees
A number of homeless families presented at the office in Dublin on Friday after it had closed for the Easter weekend
Almost 60% of international protection applications refused in 2023 up from 18% in 2022
Redevelopment of former Grant’s Hotel had been on the agenda since Roscrea became first town in Co Tipperary to qualify for Town Centre First scheme
Government is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has said
Services expected to cost €660m this year, but only €409m allocated by Ministers
Ministers and Garda Commissioner agree that finding accommodation an ‘absolute priority’ while Government asks Clare residents to drop barricade at asylum seeker site
Growing unease among gardaí at tactics deployed for anti-immigration protests, with some fearing response to protests not firm enough
Some 41 tents are congregated around International Protection Office on Mount Street Lower
New arrivals down 40 per cent since mid-November and 48 per cent since the start of 2023
Ministers to discuss ongoing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine as Government examines ‘all options’ to tackle accommodation crisis
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