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Irish and British governments must work together on illegal migration – Varadkar

Ireland must work with the UK to crack down on illegal migration into both countries, the Taoiseach has said. Leo Varadkar said there had been an increase in people using the Irish land border to enter both Ireland and the UK irregularly. He said it ...

16 Mar 2023 at 19:17

National News

Cross-border travel poses challenges to migrants’ integration – study

Cross-border travel has posed challenges to migrants’ integration on the island of Ireland and migrants have raised concerns about an increase in racial profiling post-Brexit, research has found. The findings are contained in a new study, carried ...

06 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Ireland records highest immigration numbers in 16 years

Ireland has recorded its highest annual immigration rate for 16 years, with more than 141,000 people arriving in the country. Around 42,000 of those coming to live in Ireland in the 12 months to April 2023 were Ukrainians fleeing the war, ...

25 Sept 2023 at 13:34

National News

New EU migration laws ‘not perfect but Ireland can’t do this alone’ – Irish MEP

The overhaul of the EU’s migration system “isn’t perfect”, but a change to handle an increase in asylum numbers is urgently needed, an Irish MEP has said. Years of division over the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum appear to have ended ...

10 Apr 2024 at 22:15

National News

Taoiseach describes Roscrea clashes as ‘anti-freedom’

The Taoiseach has described protesters who clashed with gardai as they tried to prevent asylum seekers from entering accommodation in Co Tipperary as “anti-freedom” and “anti-democratic”. Scuffles broke out at the Racket Hall hotel ...

16 Jan 2024 at 13:03

National News

Child asylum seekers ‘upset’ at clashes outside Roscrea hotel, minister says

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said child asylum seekers were “upset” at scenes of protesters clashing with gardai as they were moved into an accommodation centre in Co Tipperary. Scuffles broke out at the Racket ...

16 Jan 2024 at 08:56

National News

Varadkar highlights ‘difficulties’ in returning people after asylum is refused

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said there are “difficulties” with some countries that will not take their own nationals back if they have been refused asylum. The Taoiseach has come in for criticism from groups planning an ...

14 Feb 2023 at 06:22

National News

Irish business speaks out against 'campaign of scaremongering and lies'

A Kilkenny company has spoken out against claims made regarding the future use of one of their business premises. Urlingford’s Bernard Kavanagh & Sons Ltd have issued a statement refuting 'falsified claims' surrounding ...

05 Jan 2024 at 10:50

National News

Better communication ‘would not have made a difference’ preventing fire – Harris

Simon Harris has said that better communication from authorities would not have made “a blind bit of difference” in preventing a fire at a former pub in east Dublin. The Minister for Further and Higher Education said ...

04 Jan 2024 at 14:56

National News

UK would be following Putin’s lead if it abandoned ECHR, committee warned

The UK would be following Vladimir Putin’s lead it if took the “absolutely outrageous” step of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights, an Irish parliamentary committee has heard. Such a move would ...

16 Nov 2023 at 12:40

Northern Ireland

Sunak ‘not interested’ in asylum seeker returns deal with Ireland

Rishi Sunak rejected the idea of accepting the return of asylum seekers from Ireland amid concerns the UK Government’s Rwanda policy was driving the flow of migrants across the border with the republic. The Prime ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:23

National News

UK Government ‘reassured’ over Ireland’s proposed legislation on migration

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he is “reassured” over proposed Irish legislation on returning asylum seekers from Ireland to the UK. Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to bring a proposal ...

29 Apr 2024 at 16:04

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