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Vast majority of working asylum seekers in low-skilled jobs, research finds

The vast majority of asylum seekers in Ireland who are working are in low-skilled, low-paid jobs, according to new research. Ireland granted international protection applicants the right to work in mid-2018. More than 12,000 applicants have been ...

24 Mar 2023 at 09:20

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Housing minister ‘disturbed’ by anti-migrant protests in Dublin suburb

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said he was “disturbed” by protests held outside a centre in a north Dublin suburb where migrants were being housed. Videos emerged on social media over the weekend of a crowd of people outside a building in ...

10 Jan 2023 at 13:30

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KILDARE: Councillors Rob Power and Chris Pender comment on accommodation of asylum seekers in Newbridge

Fianna Fáil Cllr Rob Power and Social Democrats Cllr Chris Pender have both delivered their views on the current situation surrounding The Gables in Newbridge. Last week, it was announced that the site would be used to accommodate 100 male ...

25 Sept 2023 at 10:27

Taoiseach says St Patrick’s Day was not reason asylum seekers were moved

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Taoiseach says asylum seekers weren’t moved from camp due to St Patrick’s Day

The Taoiseach has said that the reason dozens of asylum seekers were moved from a makeshift camp in Dublin to a separate location was for health and safety reasons. Concerns have been raised after men who had been camping on Mount Street ...

17 Mar 2024 at 08:15

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Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Keith Walsh among those lending support to Newbridge, County Kildare group

Singers Christy Moore and Luka Bloom, as well as radio DJ and comedian Keith Walsh, are among those lending support to a community group based in Newbridge. Newbridge For All (NFA) is a group that advocates for integration and community ...

27 Sept 2023 at 09:15

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Protesters block Clare hotel being used for asylum seekers

Protestors have blocked the site of a former hotel in County Clare which was due to house 34 asylum seekers. This Monday, the international protection applicants arrived by bus at Magowna House in Inch, just west of Ennis. Residents ...

16 May 2023 at 10:55

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REVEALED: Migrant tent numbers increase overnight to 75 on Grand Canal, Dublin

Over 75 tents have been re-erected on the Grand Canal in Dublin less than a week after the migrant camp was dismantled at the location. The numbers of migrant tents are once again increasing steadily, as numbers have risen from 60 ...

16 May 2024 at 09:46

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Gardaí call out 'fake news' over Racket Hall Hotel Roscrea as arrest man after clashes

Gardaí have confirmed that they have made an arrest at the Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, where locals are protesting the use of the building to accommodate asylum seekers. There were tense exchanges between gardaí ...

15 Jan 2024 at 17:20

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Counties to be given funding based on number of Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers accommodated

The government has announced that funding will be given to counties based on the number of displaced Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers they accommodate. The new funding measures are part of a €50 million programme brought ...

13 Dec 2022 at 20:30

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WATCH: Clean-up underway on Dublin street after makeshift asylum seeker encampment removed

Authorities have commenced an operation to move asylum seekers who have been sleeping in tents on Mount Street in central Dublin, beside the city's International Protection Office. The Government said the asylum seekers had ...

01 May 2024 at 12:39

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Lease withdrawn for Mayo hotel proposed to accommodate international protection applicants

A proposal to accommodate 50 male international protection applicants in a hotel in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo has been scrapped. Local county councillors Damien Ryan and Michael Burke have stated that a lease between the ...

06 Jan 2024 at 15:48

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Protesters had been told house was not earmarked for asylum seekers, say gardai

Gardai said they told protesters outside a house in Co Kildare that it was not going to be used to house asylum seekers, but were not believed and the property was later set ablaze. The property in Leixlip was ...

08 Feb 2024 at 17:20

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