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'In 20 years time Direct Provision centres will be our Magdalene Laundries'
'I don’t know how to be happy': Asylum seekers speak out about their experiences in Ireland
Direct Provision 'increases distress and vulnerability' of sexually-abused migrants
Asylum working group criticised for including only one (former) asylum-seeker
Opinion: 'Direct provision' is a holding pen where people are kept for efficient deportation
Anne Mulhall and Gavan Titley
Retired judge to chair group that will tell government how to treat asylum seekers better
The Department of Justice says the President doesn't need permission to visit asylum seekers
'There’s a growing sense across the country that something is seriously wrong'
Gerry Adams wasn't allowed tweet from a direct provision centre today - here's why
"We will be judged on how we treat those who present at our borders" - President Higgins
African families are 20 times more likely to end up in the child care courts
Here's What Happened Today: Friday
'The frustration has been building up over years'
Direct provision protest in Cork ends after ten days
Sex trafficking victims 'in danger of abuse in Direct Provision'
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Surge in asylum applications? That's 'ridiculous' says Ó Riordáin
New laws will see asylum seekers spend less time in Direct Provision
Direct provision protests gain momentum as residents of another Cork centre say no more
Ireland spending €150 million a year on asylum system
Direct Provision food protest ends with hope for improved conditions
Keeping children in Direct Provision for 10 years is not right, says Logan
Third-level grants could be open to asylum seekers next year
Extra services put in place at Direct Provision centre after protests
Demonstration to close 'inhumane' direct provision centre in Limerick taking place today
Four on hunger strike at "extremely volatile" Direct Provision centre
"Appalled": Two asylum seekers transferred after protests at Direct Provision centre
The government is going to review the way Ireland treats asylum seekers
Opinion: Happy 14th birthday, Direct Provision – just think of everything you haven't achieved!
Fiona Hurley
'The way we treat asylum seekers says a lot about us as a country' - Ó Ríordáin
Direct Provision: 'None of us can stand over it, it's just not acceptable'
Austerity has 'weakened' the human rights of Ireland's most vulnerable
Opinion: Ireland warehouses asylum-seekers, institutionalises them and leaves them in limbo
Donal O'Keeffe
Minister: No, we don't throw people out of asylum centres with just a sleeping bag
From GSOC to asylum seekers, what are Ireland's human rights failings?
Opinion: Abuse and neglect are being hidden in plain sight – but will we open our eyes?
Donal O'Keeffe
Cork candidates to attend meet and greet with asylum seekers
Policy u-turn means people seeking asylum can now receive election leaflets
Politicians are not allowed to talk to people seeking asylum in Ireland
More than half of Ireland's asylum seekers in 'reception system' for over 3 years