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National: Special report concerning safety of children in Direct Provision submitted to Oireachtas

The Ombudsman for Children has submitted a special report to the Oireachtas following concerns for the safety and welfare of children in Direct Provision, making it the first time the office has used its power in this manner since it was established ...

19 Oct 2023 at 11:04

National News

'Extend the hand of friendship' - Organisation promoting rights of refugees in Christmas appeal

The Chief Executive Officer of an asylum seeker rights group has released a hopeful Christmas message aimed at asylum seekers and refugees currently residing in Ireland. John Lannon is the CEO of Doras, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental, ...

22 Dec 2023 at 12:48

National News

Gardai deny 'secretly moving' international protection applicants into Thornton Hall site

Gardai have moved to deny false claims that it has been involved in an operation to secretly move international protection applicants onto the Thornton Hall site in north Dublin. In a statement, issued this Wednesday night, a spokesperson ...

14 Aug 2024 at 21:58

National News

More tents at Grand Canal SCRAPPED as 89 asylum seekers given alternative accommodation

More tents have been removed from the Grand Canal area after 89 international protection applicants were offered alternative accommodation this morning (May 21). According to RTÉ, barricades have been erected along the canal in Dublin ...

21 May 2024 at 13:11

National News

Country fortunate spate of arson attacks has not led to loss of life, says Coxon

It is fortunate there has been no loss of life caused by a spate of arson attacks on buildings earmarked or rumoured to be used for housing asylum seekers, a senior Garda officer has said. During an appearance before the Oireachtas ...

05 Mar 2024 at 20:11

National News

Sleeping arrangements for IPAS residents affects ‘dignity and privacy’ – report

The sleeping arrangements for residents living at an International Protection facility is impacting upon their dignity and privacy and has the potential to lead to accumulative harm to children, a report has found. The Health ...

15 Aug 2025 at 11:38

National News

HIQA report reveals four children went missing from IPAS centre for 15 days

Today, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published nine inspection reports on International Protection Accommodation Service centres. International Protection Accommodation Service centres, formerly ...

27 Nov 2024 at 11:12

National News

Report finds unvetted staff and overcrowding in asylum seeker accommodation

More than half of accommodation centres for asylum seekers which were inspected last year did not have effective governance systems in place, according to a report. In addition, more than a third did not have policies ...

05 Mar 2025 at 10:45

National News

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

National News

Report on asylum seeker accommodation reveals no Garda vetting, over-crowding and pest infestations

A new report from the Health information and Quality Authority (HIQA) into International Protection Service (IPAS) centres has found pest infestations, incomplete Garda vetting and reports that asylum seekers have ...

18 Apr 2024 at 15:50

National News

Government questioned over public money spent on empty offices and hotel rooms

Millions of euros spent on offices that were left empty, hotel rooms that went unused and beds for asylum seekers that were not provided, were all raised in the Dail on Wednesday as members of the opposition ...

01 Oct 2025 at 16:10

National News

Irish NGOs supporting integration of asylum seekers to get €2.5m in govt funding

Over 50 not-for-profit organisations are set to receive €2.5 million for projects supporting International Protection applicants. The Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, ...

29 May 2024 at 16:08

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