The government announced new plans for rent controls, but where are the plans to enforce them?
In a letter earlier this year, the director of the Residential Tenancies Board flagged issues with its current ability to enforce the law.
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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.”
Immigrant care-workers wait with guilt, for years, for word of whether their children can join them
Shylet Mazuru says her children back home ask her, “Why did you abandon us?” “I’m so depressed, I’m so so depressed,” Mazuru says.
Airlines are still blocking some children returning home to Ireland from boarding
To solve the problem, a petition is asking the government to bring in a “residency confirmation letter in an electronic format for non-EU minors”.
Government plans new system to “detain” some people who come to Ireland seeking asylum
The previous government’s programme pledged to end direct provision. This one’s takes a decidedly different tone towards some people seeking asylum.