# asylum-seekers - Friday 17 January, 2020
The Workplace Relations Commission found that a man suffered “indirect discrimination” after being denied a licence.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
There are currently over 1,500 asylum seekers living in Emergency Accommodation.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 6 January, 2020
Video footage posted on Twitter appears to show ten beds in one hotel room in Portarlington.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Mature student Lesley Mkoko says his bedroom in Waterford city is infested with bedbugs.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 26 December, 2019
Plans for a Direct Provision centre were abandoned after weeks of protests by locals.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Leo Varadkar admits that the Verona Murphy controversy has caused reputational damage to Fine Gael.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 23 December, 2019
Mr Justice Max Barrett granted the permanent injunction today.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 12 December, 2019
The Justice Committee today launched its report into Direct Provision.
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The committee heard from stakeholders in relation to Direct Provision over the summer.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 28 November, 2019
Ballinamore Community Group had held protests over the plans in recent months.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
Head of the UN Refugee Agency Enda O’Neill says a “road map” is needed to complete reform in Ireland’s asylum system.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 18 November, 2019
Murphy is a candidate in the upcoming Wexford by-election.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
An ‘unauthorised migrant’ was defined as a foreigner who entered the country illegally, or asylum seekers waiting to be processed.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 7 November, 2019
Leo Varadkar says the rules were changed to allow asylum seekers to work, therefore they should be allowed to drive to that workplace.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 5 November, 2019
Plans to house over 100 asylum seekers in the town have been postponed amid protests.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 30 October, 2019
The Co Monaghan town was the first to accommodate asylum seekers in emergency accommodation last year.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
Ronan and Christopher Hughes are believed to have links in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
€18 million was spent on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in the first nine months of 2019.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 13 October, 2019
Residents in Clondalkin Towers say they have been told that the works may not commence until next year.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 23 September, 2019
The Justice Minister says over 1,300 asylum seekers are currently in emergency accommodation.
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# asylum-seekers - Saturday 14 September, 2019
Hundreds of people took part in the protest in the Galway town.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 13 September, 2019
Footage shared on social media shows Noel Grealish referencing “economic migrants” from Africa coming to “sponge off us”.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 12 September, 2019
Locals are concerned about what it would mean for the town if the building accommodates asylum seekers.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 29 August, 2019
The Department of Justice & Equality has struggled to open new centres since 2018.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 19 August, 2019
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 4 August, 2019
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
The band Two Door Cinema Club first made the discovery after the men emerged from the truck’s spare tyre compartment.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
The Department of Justice says it is aware of an incident in the centre.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 12 July, 2019
A report by the Irish Refugee Council says Ireland has “typically chosen to follow the UK’s lead” on asylum issues.
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# asylum-seekers - Saturday 6 July, 2019
There are now 777 people living in emergency set-ups in 25 counties around Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 4 July, 2019
There are now 777 people living in emergency set-ups in 25 counties around Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
The photo is reminiscent of the 2015 image of Syrian child Alan Kurdi who died in the Mediterranean near Turkey.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 19 June, 2019
It was reported in March that Hatch Hall will be turned into a 5-star hotel.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 26 May, 2019
These assessments are legally required.
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Officials said changes to allow residents of asylum centres to work had created “most generous” system in EU.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 16 May, 2019
There were mixed answers from candidates on whether Ireland should accept more refugees or not.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 15 May, 2019
Locals have claimed a hotel in the town will be used as a permanent centre for four years.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 7 May, 2019
Plans to open a Direct Provision centre in Rooskey were scrapped based on legal advice.
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Justice Minister Flanagan 'very disappointed' over comments made at Galway direct provision centre meeting
Locals expressed their frustration at a meeting in Oughterard yesterday evening.
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