Too many people are kept in their cells between 19 and 24 hours a day, says chief prison inspector
"It really is an absolutely critical issue," says Mark Kelly.
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Short-notice postponement of citizenship ceremony upended some people's plans. Could it have been avoided?
During Covid-19, such ceremonies were held online.
A woman and her child signed up for “voluntary return” – a homeless shelter in Mauritius was their option
She and her young son sought asylum in Ireland. But besides a brief victory at the court, their case has passed through a carousel of rejections.
In radio in Ireland, the “accent ceiling” persists
On volunteer-run community radio, there’s room for people with all kinds of accents – but it’s rare to move beyond that.
Documents say asylum law centre was in “unprecedented crisis”. The Legal Aid Board tried to hide this with redactions.
A spokesperson for the board said it redacted accounts that weren’t “evidence-based” and had not tried to “hide or trivialise the scale of any crisis”.
Trained teachers shut out of jobs because of where adverts are posted
Schools don’t advertise vacancies on platforms the Department of Employment requires for its work permit process for those from outside the EEA.
Gardaí likely knew Kurdish woman, whose body was returned to Turkey, wished to be buried in Ireland
Gardaí referred queries to the Department of Justice, which hasn’t addressed questions about details of the case.
Delays in residence permit renewals put lives of non-EU immigrants on hold – again
After a while, they can’t work and can’t travel abroad and return.
In Ireland, asking immigrants to weigh in on immigration policies is mostly box-ticking, community organisers say
In other EU countries, though, it seems immigrants are consulted more substantially.
Ruling sheds a small light on opaque intel-gathering on some citizenship seekers
An Garda Síochána “has developed strong links with other security services, particularly those with whom the State shares common threats to national security”, it says.
Documenting one man’s unravelling before a deportation flight to Nigeria, observer had to rely on second-hand accounts
“I was advised that one deportee had been restrained in order to have him escorted through airport security.”
Refugees waiting on citizenship decisions find the rules have quietly changed
While they heard about harsher policies brought in last year, this change wasn't announced, and affects people who applied before then.
Seeking a few more months to steady their immigration status, some university graduates fall undocumented and lose jobs
Since June, there’s been a shift in how the Department of Justice has ruled on these applications – more rejections, says immigration solicitor Imran Khurshid.