Vacancy Watch: a big site near Fatima Luas stop
Even as the government casts around for new land to zone for homes, it is unclear when this plot will be built out.
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Two months after an alleged assault on an asylum seeker, IPAS has left the accuser and accused to share shelter
“I saw him today at the canteen, at breakfast time.”
When arguing Algeria is a “safe” country, did Department of Justice officials downplay human rights violations?
When the government designates a country as officially “safe”, it’s harder for someone from there to get asylum in Ireland.
No evidence welfare rates affect where people seeking asylum end up, researchers say
Reducing payments won’t stop people from coming, said researcher Tim S. Müller. “But would make the conditions worse for asylum seekers.”
In Churchtown, a couple invite a former asylum seeker into their home
“We were like, we have a space at the moment in the house.”
A former asylum seeker teaches newcomers how to navigate parenthood under pressure
In a new country, with different norms, while coping with the extreme stresses of life in the asylum process.
For parents raising children in direct provision, the fear of the state taking them away is ever-present
Especially for lone parents, who can face having inadequately trained shelter staff call in Tusla if they leave their children alone even briefly.
Shuttled out of the city ahead of St Patrick’s Day, some homeless men seeking asylum reclaim their lives on Mount Street
On Saturday evening, a group of guys put together a modest meal to break their Ramadan fast: yogurts, fruit and bottled water on a Tesco bag on the ground.
In an East Wall asylum shelter, allegations of misconduct highlight wider questions around appropriate staff hiring
In April 2023, a community group in East Wall flagged concerns at the local asylum shelter.
A man who witnessed the Parnell Square attack in November tries to move forward with his life
Although he struggled with post-traumatic stress, Eder Santos says he’s feeling a bit better now, more hopeful.
In Portmarnock, a mother fights to win third-level education subsidy for migrant lone parents
If you’re allowed in the country because you’re a parent of an Irish citizen, why shouldn’t it be easier to go to college, get a good job and provide better for the kid? she asks.
For undocumented young people, third-level education remains out of reach
Sumayyah Maghoo grew up in Ireland, finished school here, and then watched friends go on to university – but was unable to go with them.
For asylum seekers from “safe countries”, a greater chance of being left to live in poverty
The phases for processing claims mean that they are less likely to get the right to work, even if it can take months for appeals to be ruled on.