# 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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# asylum-seekers - Monday 6 May, 2019
The proposal was affected by a number of legal and planning issues, as well as suspected arson attacks.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 5 May, 2019
There are currently over 500 people asylum seekers living in emergency accommodation.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 3 May, 2019
The current system was established in 1999 in response to a sharp increase in people seeking asylum in Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Saturday 30 March, 2019
Cork will be the latest area to become a so-called place of sanctuary – making it part of a wider national, and indeed international, movement.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
They are unhappy they did not get to meet Minister David Stanton when he visited the centre yesterday.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 25 March, 2019
The centre accommodated around 50 asylum seekers before it closed last June.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 22 March, 2019
The firm that operates the Direct Provision centre in Mosney, Co Meath received the highest payment of €8.69 million.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 21 March, 2019
The Department of Justice said the decision is not related to suspected arson attacks at the former hotel.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 17 March, 2019
Parents talk to us about why they are seeking asylum in Ireland and the impact of raising a family in an institutionalised setting.
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It’s a criminal offence for asylum seekers to cross the border into Northern Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 14 March, 2019
Only 15% of the adult population of Direct Provision have taken up work since the right to work was granted last year.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 13 March, 2019
About 70 residents at the Clondalkin centre have protected status and faced the risk of becoming homeless.
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Complaints from residents were about food, lack of cooking facilities and the availability of transport.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 12 March, 2019
There are concerns about the level of service provision for those living in RIA-sourced emergency accommodation.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 10 March, 2019
“One of the guys was very annoying and used to harass me, he always tried to touch me.”
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Nineteen refugees are among dozens of people searching for a new place to live.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 24 February, 2019
Clondalkin Towers is set to close in June and many residents are struggling to secure new accommodation.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 17 February, 2019
The rally follows Monday night’s fire at the Shannon Key West Hotel, earmarked for asylum seekers.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 13 February, 2019
195 people are currently living in hotels and B&Bs in the Cavan-Monaghan area.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 12 February, 2019
This is the second fire in five weeks at the Co Leitrim premises.
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The Shannon Key West hotel has been earmarked as a premises for asylum seekers to reside in.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 11 January, 2019
The cause of the fire is not yet known, and an investigation has been launched by gardaí.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 10 January, 2019
The fire broke out shortly before 8pm.
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# asylum-seekers - Saturday 5 January, 2019
The two-part series titled ‘Life on Standby’ will explore the stories of those living in Direct Provision and local Irish advocates.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
Under Dutch law, police are unable to raid places of worship while services are ongoing.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 26 November, 2018
The Inishowen Together group said it was a “hateful and cowardly act”.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 16 November, 2018
A company wants to develop the Shannon Key West Hotel into a tourist hotel.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 21 October, 2018
Some are in favour of a blanket amnesty for people living in the system for more than five years.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 27 June, 2018
Over 3,000 people will be eligible for the new scheme which will allow asylum seekers take up temporary and permanent positions.
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If the Member States fail to reach agreement on a way of stemming and regulating the influx of immigrants and asylum seekers, the European project itself may be dealt a fatal blow, writes President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani.
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