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.
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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.
Asylum seekers with physical disabilities journey across the city to get their weekly allowance of €38.80 in person
There must be an easier way, says Boakai Nyehn Jr, resting his hand on a crutch tucked beside him. “I cannot be standing long on these legs.”
Arson attack on earmarked asylum shelter in Galway hurt government efforts to source more premises, documents show
More than 750 people seeking asylum didn’t have accommodation as of yesterday, official figures show.
For immigrants travelling from Ireland to Spain, hidden and unexpected visa-related fees can add up quickly
Like the embassies of some other European countries, the Spanish embassy outsources its visa-processing services to a private company.
In Fingal, community crèches are few and far between – and falling
Despite areas of high need, Fingal consistently ranks near the bottom, when comparing ratios of the more affordable community crèches to costlier private ones, in council areas.
As more people seeking asylum are left to sleep rough, it makes it even harder for them to access mental-health care they may need
Studies have found that asylum seekers are more likely than the general population to have post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
The Department of Justice downplayed its role in months of travel hassles for Bolivian passengers by airlines, documents suggest
When Bolivian officials, and officials from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, asked what was going on, the Department of Justice blamed the airlines.
In the aftermath of a violent attack in the city, Algerian Dubliners worry about a cloud of stigma
Mohamed Tienti says that the morning after it happened, he felt ashamed showing his face at work.
A woman pleads with bureaucrats for a path out of Gaza for her husband
Gazans resident in Ireland who aren’t Irish citizens face high hurdles in getting their family members out of the war zone to join them.
On Henrietta Street, memories of a Ghanaian family of anti-colonial lawyers
Two men from the Gwira family attended King’s Inns, one in 1915 and one in the 1950s.
What happened to the council’s promised integration strategy?
It was supposed to run from 2021 to 2025, with concrete measures to ensure an inclusive city. Why isn’t it in place yet?
More than 600 young people born in Ireland applied to the amnesty scheme for undocumented immigrants
In a referendum in 2004, Irish voters opted to deny children of immigrants the automatic right to citizenship by birth.