Six people with anti-immigration positions were elected in the June local elections when it was a hot-button issue - the temperature is lower in this general election campaign
Europe Letter: Viktor Orban is the guy at the party most of the other EU leaders wish had left early
Letter to ministers Darragh O’Brien and Roderic O’Gorman warned movements are having ‘devastating impact’ on children’s rights
Syrian-Irish writer’s memoir I Don’t Want to Talk About Home was published in 2022
Immigration and border security are key issues in the US presidential election campaign, yet those making the crossing care more for food and water than politics
Two years ago about 375 Syrians were interviewed in Lebanon by Irish officials and told they would be resettled in Ireland before 2024. They’re still waiting - amid bombs, deprivation and discrimination. Sally Hayden spoke to some of those people, who feel trapped, scared and forgotten
Drones ‘tested over Gaza’ have been reappropriated by the EU to monitor migrants in the Mediterranean
Climate, immigration and the sustainability of our economic model are subjects no one wants to talk about but they are not going away
Under pressure from the far right, focus of EU leaders moves to more deportations and tighter borders
So far this year, 47 deaths have been reported by coastguard, including a baby
Greece Letter: Those arriving in Greece face an old problem - how to accept their new circumstances while sustaining a memory of who they actually are
‘The tents have been flying everywhere,’ says spokesman as migrants moved to houses in Newtownmountkennedy and Crooksling
Summit of European leaders hears call for firmer deportation policies as migration dominates agenda
Built at cost of over €1 billion, Ciudad Real airport operated for only three years before euro zone crisis
Taoiseach says Ireland has an ‘open mind’ to idea for EU deportation sites for failed asylum seekers
President Andrzej Duda joined the criticism of the asylum policy adopted by the government, saying it would harm Belarusian dissidents fleeing repression
The party is calling for a temporary closure of the country’s borders to asylum claimants
Proposal would see asylum seekers deported to ‘hubs’ outside of the EU then returned to home countries
Human rights body asks court to reconsider making order forcing State to vindicate the asylum seekers’ rights
Surprise as Senate votes against declaring an ‘asylum crisis’
More than 50 people believed to have died while crossing to islands from west Africa
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl has shaped party’s populist brand with rhyming, racist rhetoric
Move comes two weeks after Waterways Ireland started 24-hour patrols of the canal to stop homeless people erecting tents there
Annual report from Courts Service shows continuing fall in most types of crime but continuing rise in domestic violence applications
A proposal to charge asylum seekers with jobs €15 or €25 a week for accommodation is a pathetic response
The leader of Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) hopes to become ‘the people’s chancellor’ following this month’s general election
Interior minister Nancy Faeser said decision to temporarily set aside open-border measures was due to security risk posed by the numbers of irregular arrivals
MSF tackles challenge of providing mental healthcare to traumatised asylum seekers and refugees
Worldview: English Channel's worst incident so far this year occurred on September 3rd, when 12 people perished
Extreme right’s gains are forcing EU states to consider a hardened policy
Social Democratic Party leader rejects Christian Democratic Union claim government has ‘lost control’ of immigration
Sum spent in first seven months of 2024 more than four times that for all 2023 as protests and linked disorder increase
As migration ramps up tensions in the Scholz coalition, few in Berlin expect ‘temporary’ border measures to be eased before June 2026, when a new EU migration and asylum pact comes in
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
