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?
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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.
Surya: A beginner’s guide to the trope of the “odorous” Indian
An essay for the two women on the Dublin Bus.
To get an Irish passport for a baby girl born here, they thought they had done everything right
But the passport office wouldn’t budge.
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.
As Dublin’s Brazilian population has grown, so has demand for Portuguese classes
For some students, it’s a way to maintain and strengthen connections with family members overseas who may not speak English.
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.