As an anti-immigrant encampment dwindles on Basin View, its organisers try to rally
One man who’s been involved has been trying to organise a social event on a nearby council football pitch, something the council says it’s “monitoring”.
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Fifty years after the Vietnam War, Vietnamese Dubliners peer back into the past – as they understand it
For some, life is an inherited ache to leave Vietnam and half-remembered stories and unprocessed feelings embodied in what their grandparents said, or didn’t say, about the past.
With long and indefinite waits for an answer, some people seeking Irish citizenship feel pushed to lawyer up
Between 2023 and late March 2025, the Department of Justice spent over €4.6 million on court cases brought by citizenship seekers, official figures say.
What’s the best way to tell area residents about plans for a new asylum shelter nearby?
The government should tell communities directly about plans for new asylum shelters, some activists and politicians say.
At a community garden in North Strand, Latina women share worries and swap pre-loveds
The event on Sunday was organised by Latina Women Against Violence, a group founded to reach women impacted by gender-based violence.
Legal Aid Board called for “urgent action” to continue offering timely legal support to people seeking asylum, documents show
The letter to the Department of Justice highlights how the board has struggled to fulfil its role given its resources.
In Inchicore, locals and newcomers celebrate each other’s company and culture through food
Kids were busy playing, while adults were eating and chatting with each other at Inchicore for All’s Spring Feast Saturday.
Mourning her Iranian husband, an Irish woman seeks out a Dublin Nowruz
“Nowruz was very special to us. That’s why I’m here,” she says.
For “urgent” questions, the Department of Justice directs asylum seekers to a chatbot. Is it trustworthy?
A disclaimer on it says, “no responsibility is accepted by, or on behalf of the Department of Justice for any errors, omissions or misleading statements”.
West African nurses question why they must wait longer than others for family to join them in Ireland
“It creates frustration and tension between communities where there are different timelines,” says Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin.
Underfunded legal aid system may struggle to support asylum seekers next year, documents suggest
“We have seen figures from the Department [of Justice] that postulate further significant increases in demand on account of the EU Migration Pact.”
For some citizenship-seekers asked to submit more documents, technical glitches trigger refusals
“That’s not fair because we have uploaded [the documents],” says Irina Osipova, who has applied for citizenship for her 12-year-old daughter.
A Kurdish woman asked to be buried “in a handful of soil” in Ireland – but her body was sent to Turkey anyway
In a note she left behind, she’d written, “Do not give my corpse to the oppressors.”