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Immigration

Last year
2025
Martin disagrees with O'Brien comments about factors behind people seeking asylum in Ireland
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
Harris defends migration comments as opposition say government is using 'Farage playbook'
Asylum-seekers with jobs will be required to pay towards their accommodation under new plans
Trump administration to cap number of refugees at 7,500 people, prioritise white South Africans
'Dangerous dog whistling': Tánaiste's comments on immigration criticised by opposition
Debunked: Roderic O’Gorman did not tweet in eight languages inviting asylum seekers to Ireland
Opinion: I live in one of the UK's most multicultural areas. Immigrants are not the enemy
Peter Flanagan
Asylum seekers offered money by government to drop claims feel 'bribed' and 'threatened'
‘Is the money we’re being told to take worth more than our own lives and those of our children?’
Taoiseach tells construction chiefs to 'stand up' for importance of immigration to industry
Families seeking asylum to be offered up to €10,000 to drop claims and leave the State
Palestinian GAA club's visas for summer tour of Ireland were refused due to 'risk of overstay'
The club was told at the time that the decision was due to issues with documentation.
Jim O'Callaghan says families refusing transfers from Ipas centres are 'abusing' the system
Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe appears in court charged with harassing garda
Standoff at Ipas centres over attempts to move hundreds of families out of accommodation
Minister breaks down migration stats before Dáil, says he is 'appalled' by attacks on migrants
Taoiseach: 'Young people are afraid now as they are being targeted because of their ethnicity'
South Korea sends chartered plane to fetch workers who were detained in immigration raid in US
Immigration fees waived for victims and survivors of domestic abuse
More than 40 Brazilian nationals deported from Ireland - including 15 serving prison sentences
Online abuse sees Irish politicians install home security over fear of real-life attacks
The media regulator’s stark warning comes just days after a significant online threat to Simon Harris’s family.
The watchdog pledged to support candidates in the upcoming presidential election to report abuse on social media.
Department reverses 'nonsensical' transfer of family in Ipas accommodation from Dublin to Mayo
Trump seeks stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the US
Family in Ipas accommodation face transfer from Dublin to the other side of the country
US using AI surveillance tools to target migrants and pro-Palestine protesters, says Amnesty
Group that helped Ukrainians and hosts warns of rise in exploitation since it got defunded
Debunked: Viral video of Trump berating the Irish government over immigration is fabricated
Debunked: Irish influencer’s video peddles baseless claims about immigration and crime in Sweden
Man dies fleeing ICE raid in California
Man deported from Ireland on Nigeria flight earlier this year wins appeal to return
Former IRA member self-deports from US over fears of detention under Trump administration
Debunked: Fox News claims about an Irish crime wave are based on discredited claims and bad stats
Debunked: Proposed building plans in Tallaght suburb are not for an IPAS centre
A study has found 'no evidence' that pressure on local services impacts attitudes to immigrants
Irish immigration officials refuse 265 Palestinian visa applications since 7 October attacks
Minister claims legal case could see asylum seekers entitled to damages, but not other homeless people
Minors among suspected 200 illegal immigrants detained after raid on California farm
Anti-immigration protest blocks TDs and Oireachtas staff from leaving Leinster House
Questions raised over why asylum seekers are being put in prison for weeks before deportation
The Irish Penal Reform Trust was sharply critical of the government imprisoning people for ‘administrative rather than criminal’ reasons.
For the craic: I taunted those poor, sunburned British tourists with my Irish passport
Peter Flanagan