Asylum

A developer has launched legal action against the government over a collapsed deal to convert two Dublin buildings into international protection accommodation centres. Lonadale Ltd alleges that the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration reneged on agreements reached with the Department of

Landmark legislation transposing the controversial EU Pact on Migration and Asylum into Irish law is to be scrutinised in the Oireachtas this afternoon. The Oireachtas joint committee on justice, home affairs and migration will meet from 3pm to 5.30pm today for pre-legislative scrutiny of the genera

Plans to transpose the controversial EU Pact on Migration and Asylum into Irish law have major human rights gaps, according to a new analysis. The Coalition on the EU Migration Pact, composed of 10 civil society organisations, has published an in-depth analysis of the general scheme of the Internati

The Irish Refugee Council has condemned a government initiative offering asylum seekers more money to leave Ireland as "unethical and inappropriate". People who have no legal status in Ireland, or whose application for international protection has been either withdrawn or refused, can access "reinte

Asylum seekers are to be offered greater financial support of up to €2,500 per person or €10,000 per family to voluntarily leave Ireland sooner, the government has announced. People who have no legal status in Ireland, or whose application for international protection has been either withd

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has confirmed plans to appeal before the Supreme Court in a case concerning the human rights of asylum seekers who have not been provided with accommodation. The High Court ruled in August 2024 that the State had breached the human right to dignity of 2

Projects providing support services to children, young people and their families staying in international protection accommodation are to benefit from €1.75 million in funding. The additional funding will go to children and young people's services committees (CYPSCs), which bring together

Governments should not lose sight of their human rights obligations when negotiating deals to transfer asylum, return and border control functions to other countries, the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner has warned. Michael O'Flaherty made the remarks today as he published a new report,

Carson McDowell solicitor Sophie Hunter examines an English court decision with implications for the accommodation of asylum seekers across the UK, including in Northern Ireland. Epping Forest District Council have secured an interim injunction requiring the owners of the Bell Hotel to stop using, o

DLA Piper's annual "Know Your Rights" programme for asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland is returning next month. Delivered in partnership with the Irish Refuge Council and Deloitte, the free eight-week legal education course seeks to empower people seeking protection and refugees to better unders

The UK government is planning a major shake-up of the asylum appeals system in a bid to reduce the number of appellants being housed in hotels while they await rulings. Home secretary Yvette Cooper said she would establish a new body staffed by independent adjudicators to address what she called &ld

Ireland cannot evade its obligation to accommodate international protection applicants on the basis that a large influx has exhausted its housing capacity, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court today handed down a landmark judgment following a preliminary reference m

The children's ombudsman has been forced to suspend visits to direct provision centres due to "insufficient resources". Correspondence released to The Irish Times under freedom of information legislation reveals that the ombudsman's office requested additional funding from the Department of Children

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said it is weighing up whether to appeal after the Court of Appeal overturned a finding that the State breached international protection applicants' right to dignity. Mr Justice Anthony Collins yesterday ruled that while the State had failed to prov

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against a High Court declaration to the effect that the State failed to provide for the needs of newly arrived international protection applicants in breach of their human rights. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Anthony Collins consid