# direct-provision - Saturday 14 September, 2019
Hundreds of people took part in the protest in the Galway town.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - Thursday 29 August, 2019
The Department of Justice & Equality has struggled to open new centres since 2018.
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# direct-provision - Monday 19 August, 2019
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
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# direct-provision - Monday 12 August, 2019
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
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# direct-provision - Sunday 4 August, 2019
Residents in Direct Provision centres have claimed the practice is commonplace.
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# direct-provision - Thursday 1 August, 2019
We spoke to volunteers who run dance classes for teens in Direct Provision, DJ Stevie Grainger and dancer Andrea Williams.
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# direct-provision - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
The Department of Justice says it is aware of an incident in the centre.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Filippo Grandi complimented Ireland on its resettlement efforts.
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# direct-provision - Saturday 6 July, 2019
There are now 777 people living in emergency set-ups in 25 counties around Ireland.
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# direct-provision - Thursday 4 July, 2019
There are now 777 people living in emergency set-ups in 25 counties around Ireland.
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# direct-provision - Wednesday 19 June, 2019
It was reported in March that Hatch Hall will be turned into a 5-star hotel.
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# direct-provision - Tuesday 18 June, 2019
Irish organisations that support refugees have been invited to a garden party tomorrow.
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# direct-provision - Sunday 16 June, 2019
Who was Sylva Tukula and what does her death mean for Ireland?
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# direct-provision - Thursday 13 June, 2019
Sylva Tukula died at the Great Western House Direct Provision centre in Galway in August 2018.
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# direct-provision - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Sylva Tukula died in Galway in August 2018.
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# direct-provision - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
Sylva Tukula passed away last August.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - Tuesday 7 May, 2019
Plans to open a Direct Provision centre in Rooskey were scrapped based on legal advice.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - Sunday 5 May, 2019
There are currently over 500 people asylum seekers living in emergency accommodation.
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# direct-provision - Saturday 4 May, 2019
A independent review for the party has given the green light for the local election candidate.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - Thursday 25 April, 2019
Residents started protesting at 7am this morning.
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# direct-provision - Sunday 31 March, 2019
“The current reliance on private contractors is clearly not working,” migrant rights centre Nasc has said.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - Monday 25 March, 2019
The centre accommodated around 50 asylum seekers before it closed last June.
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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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# direct-provision - 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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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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