# asylum-seekers - Yesterday’s News
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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# asylum-seekers - Monday 25 June, 2018
The American president appears to be suggesting that asylum-seekers should be denied due process when attempting to enter the US.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 18 June, 2018
Numerous reports and recommendations have cast a light on the failings, writes Ronan Herlihy.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 2 April, 2018
The original scheme was criticised by the United Nations.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 1 April, 2018
The hospitality sector has been complaining of growing staff shortages.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
The hospitality sector has been complaining of growing staff shortages.
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# asylum-seekers - Thursday 22 March, 2018
Critics say the barriers that remain in place act as a deterrent for asylum seekers to get an employment permit.
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# asylum-seekers - Monday 19 March, 2018
A Sudanese journalist and painter talks about fleeing his home country after receiving death threats.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 18 March, 2018
A Syrian refugee explains why he left his home country to start a new life in Ireland.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
The Department of Justice said due to the shortage of social housing the decision has been taken to only resettle people outside of high demand areas.
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# asylum-seekers - Saturday 10 March, 2018
There is a lack of clarity as to whether or not asylum seekers in Ireland are legally allowed to obtain a driving licence.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 6 March, 2018
The first of 115 asylum seekers are due to arrive in the town on Monday.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 9 February, 2018
The court found the ban to be unconstitutional “in principle” last May and the cabinet agreed to lift the ban last November.
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‘Why not allow asylum seekers work where they want and pay taxes like everyone else?’, writes Sorcha Grisewood.
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# asylum-seekers - Friday 19 January, 2018
The college joins DCU and UL as a University of Sanctuary.
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# asylum-seekers - Tuesday 21 November, 2017
In May, the Supreme Court said the ban on asylum seekers working was unconstitutional.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
Each person living in Direct Provision receives an allowance of €21 a week.
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# asylum-seekers - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
Nasc says that those issued with eviction orders will become “homeless and destitute”.
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# asylum-seekers - Sunday 10 September, 2017
The Catholic Church wants to play a part in welcoming refugees here, Bishop Kevin Doran writes.
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