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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A Desi group asked BuyMeACoffee not to let influencers make money from anti-Indian hate – and got ignored
Researchers say the role of crowdfunding platforms in the spread of harmful ideologies is largely overlooked.
Smears and threats against lawyers representing people seeking asylum ramp up
“Solicitors play a vital role in the administration of justice and any threat to them is an attack on the legal rights of every person,” said a Law Society spokesperson.
In Merrion Square Park, an open invite to build human towers
The number of teams building human towers – or castells – in Catalonia has soared to 100 in recent decades. Now, Dublin has its own group.
Against law, the Courts Service website published names of some people seeking asylum by “error”
A spokesperson says it has revised its processes to make sure it won’t happen again. But on Tuesday, some applicants’ names remained on its website.
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.