Asylum

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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 People who have no legal status in Ireland, or whose application for international protection has been either withdrawn or refused, can access "reinte

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal which permitted a severed order of certiorari in respect of a decision of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT). Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley emphasised t

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Asylum claims from Pakistani nationals are to be prioritised with effect from today. Pakistan has been added to the list of countries subject to accelerated processing for international protection applications.

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