The Love and Darkness of Seán “Doctor” Millar
The five-decade music career of the Liberties musician never quite reached the commercial heights that he, and others, had aimed for in his twenties. But is that important, really?
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.
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”.
Asylum seekers say some solicitors they are assigned seem uninterested in fighting their cases. Solicitors say the fees the state pays them are inadequate.
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.
With no specific guidelines to follow, Javeria Ansari agonised over taking a widow’s pension and worries it is counting against her.
Lacking diverse voices means missing out on insights and contributions, says Giuliana Castañeda, who volunteers with Extinction Rebellion in Dublin.
How the state goes about deciding if they are an adult or a child is a problem, their advocates say – and there’s no simple route for appeal.
At a recent meeting, six people told stories of times people had assaulted them, they believe, because of their skin colour – and what followed, or didn’t.
Christophe Coupé wants to talk to Dubliners “who were born in Ireland, raised in Ireland”, and migrant kids who went through the Irish education system.
Over 20 percent of those living in Dublin Bay South said in the 2016 census that they weren’t Irish nationals.
The Dublin Desi Artists Collective, a group of Dublin artists with Indian roots, was established in 2020.
The Irish government has designated nine countries as “safe”, which makes it harder for anyone fleeing them to get asylum here. Is that system fair?