What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
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DFA argued that releasing feedback on plan to label Algeria as “safe” would hurt diplomatic relations
“It’s probably fair to assume that if the DFA said anything positive about Algeria’s human rights record, they wouldn’t be so determined to withhold it.”
Mourning the loss of Bill Abom, lifelong champion of justice for overlooked immigrant workers
“We remember the work which you believed deeply in, and all of the people who were recipients of your efforts for change, one case at a time.”
Parking problems outside the masjid on South Circular Road are used to talk trash about Muslims, councillor says
But there’s only so much the masjid can do to police people’s bad parking – and it’s not just masjid-goers, it’s everybody, says Fazel Ryklief.
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers
The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
Was the Department of Justice using experimental chatbots to give immigration advice?
“The public should not be used as guinea pigs, particularly vulnerable groups in a legal process which could be impacted by a chatbot giving an incorrect answer.”
As government support for sheltering Ukrainian refugees dwindles, finding somewhere to live means taking more risks
“I understand now how valuable it is to help each other. How important it is to have a roof over your head, to have community.”
People with darker skin over-represented among crime victims, new survey suggests
The City Centre Crime Victim Survey was commissioned by Dublin Inquirer with fieldwork and data preparation carried out by Amarách Research
On Hardwicke Lane, a tiny masjid faces hostility and xenophobia, but it can’t afford to move
A new report says there’s a lack of spaces for faith-based communities in the north-east inner-city, and urges the council to help.
Years after promise of a new integration strategy, Dublin City Council still doesn’t have one
There’s a desperate need for a roadmap to improve efforts to help people navigate immigrant life, and connect, say councillors and community workers.
“Voluntary” return schemes might be good for state – but not for asylum seekers, activists and academics say
They’re pressure campaigns and can lead people to make bad decisions, they say. But a Department of Justice spokesperson says they’re purely voluntary.
At council meeting, amendment highlights messy politics around planning exemptions for asylum shelters
“It was a little bit ill-informed, but they were in a rush to, you know, counterbalance Mr Pepper,” says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn.
A Desi group asked BuyMeACoffee not to let influencers make money from anti-Indian hate – and got ignored
Researchers say the role of crowdfunding platforms in the spread of harmful ideologies is largely overlooked.