More than 100 HAP tenants in Dublin lost their homes after poor conditions flagged
“An innocent tenant, through no fault of their own, ends up back homeless because a landlord doesn’t carry out the works,” says one councillor.
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When people die waiting in Ireland’s asylum system, their bodies may lie in limbo
Small changes on a form could make a big difference.
As anti-immigrant Dubliners hang more and more Irish flags, immigrant Dubliners exhibit objects that embody their Irishness
Harikrishnan Sasikumar’s exhibition of photos of these objects, At Home in Ireland, is on display now at The Hive at DCU’s U building.
Despite overcrowding, prison officials told to exclude immigration detainees from temporary release
The Irish Prison Service had asked the government to revisit the policy, given more serious high-risk offenders had to be released early to make the space.
For Ukrainians asking if time on temporary protection counts towards citizenship, no clear answer from the government
Opposition party Sinn Féin, meanwhile, is clear that it doesn’t think the time should count towards citizenship.
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”.
Rising above a provocative headline, a woman asks the press to frame immigration stories with care
“I don’t want my story or the way my headline was written and the backlash it got to be a prime example for immigrants to not tell their stories,” says Sumyrah Khan.
Most asylum shelters are not subject to HIQA inspections
Instead, they are inspected by IPAS staff or an inspections company – but is that working?
For some immigrant security guards, just doing their jobs brings harassment
After the abuse he’s faced, Marin Glamuzina says he’s not doing well. Kayur Prajapati says he faces vitriol regularly.
In a boxing club with ties to Conor McGregor, some non-white and immigrant athletes seek to connect and belong
Crumlin Boxing Club is run by Philip Sutcliffe Snr, McGregor’s boxing coach, a Dublin city councillor who – like McGregor – has voiced anti-immigrant views.
Some immigrant kids disappear from care to join family abroad, Tusla says – is there a safer way?
There’s a system for Tusla to help reunite kids with family in other EU member states, but not in the UK.
For some workers, winning compensation at the Workplace Relations Commission is just the start of another legal journey
It’s not uncommon for companies to fail to pay – and it can be difficult to force the issue.
To offer legal support in a much faster asylum system next year, Legal Aid Board fights for more funding, documents show
It’s a year until the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force, and with it, big changes with implications for legal support.