The council wasn’t hiring a municipal walker, but she took the job anyway
Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
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He Thought of Himself as Irish Through and Through, Until the Government Told Him He Wasn’t
Thomas Smith lived here for 24 years, but the minister for justice turned down his citizenship application because he hadn’t been living here when he applied.
Years-Long Waits for Asylum Interviews Leave People in Limbo
Asylum seekers can apply to have their cases fast-tracked, based on several grounds, but many don’t know that.
A New Website Links Chefs of Colour Cooking from Home with Hungry Dubliners
“It’s really helping people to grow. It was actually kind of nice to see, like, a Black-owned version of JustEat,” said Mercy Adelabu.
The State Has No Guidelines for Judging If Asylum Seekers Are Children, but It Does So Anyway
“The revelation that there are no guidelines for assessing age is shocking,” says Fiona Finn, the CEO of migrant and refugee advocacy group Nasc.
Along the River Dodder, Invasive Species Like Old Man’s Beard Crowd Out Others
Dublin City Council plans to evaluate this year how its action plan to deal with invasive species, which ran from 2016 to 2020, has done.
Sick of Waiting Years for Decisions on Citizenship, Applicants Are Taking Legal Action – and Winning Settlements
The Department of Justice used to say its average processing time for a citizenship application was 12 months. It recently updated that to 23 months.
Where Does the Energy Come From for Households on Renewable Energy Plans?
It’s not clear enough to consumers right now, says one energy researcher.
For International Students Working in Private Nursing Homes, After-Graduation Work Permits and Higher-Paid Jobs Remain Elusive
The nursing homes can pay them less while they are on student visas, than if they had to sponsor them to get work permits.
Cross-national Couples Looking to Wed in Ireland Can’t Get the HSE’s Go-Ahead at the Moment
They have to submit to an interview to check if they’re planning a marriage of convenience, but the HSE is so behind it’s not even taking names for a waiting list.
Dozens of Migrant Children Have Gone Missing While in the State’s Care in Recent Years
But not all of them have been included in an online database of missing children that the Gardaí at first said shows “all missing children in Ireland”.
The System for Providing Free Legal Aid to People Seeking Asylum Is Broken, Some Say
Asylum seekers say some solicitors they are assigned seem uninterested in fighting their cases. Solicitors say the fees the state pays them are inadequate.
To Help New Arrivals Make Themselves at Home in Ireland, a Group Offers Free English Classes
The government plans in future to offer intensive English courses to people who come here seeking asylum. Until then, community groups are filling the gap.