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Asylum seekers pitch tents in Ballsbridge park after Dublin city centre camp cleared

Asylum seekers pitch tents in Ballsbridge park after Dublin city centre camp cleared

Up to 15 homeless asylum seekers, who had been staying on Mount Street, told State had no accommodation for them

Fri May 03 2024 - 06:49
Homeless asylum seekers told to ‘disperse and leave’ Mount Street as accommodation runs out

Homeless asylum seekers told to ‘disperse and leave’ Mount Street as accommodation runs out

Some of the men were bussed out of the city centre on Wednesday to accommodation but were told none was available on their arrival

Fri May 03 2024 - 06:00
‘No further offers of accommodation can be made’: Almost 100 asylum seekers in Dublin handed letters

‘No further offers of accommodation can be made’: Almost 100 asylum seekers in Dublin handed letters

Dozens of asylum seekers bussed back to Mount Street have been told that there is no more accommodation

Thu May 02 2024 - 14:56
Stardust families welcome belated State apology - and say accountability should be next

Stardust families welcome belated State apology - and say accountability should be next

‘The institutions of this State failed you,’ Taoiseach Simon Harris says to families of the 48 people unlawfully killed in Stardust fire

Tue Apr 23 2024 - 21:40
‘I lost my child and couldn’t be there for the rest’: Mother tells of devastating Stardust fallout

‘I lost my child and couldn’t be there for the rest’: Mother tells of devastating Stardust fallout

Taoiseach Simon Harris to deliver State apology in Dáil on Tuesday in relation to 1981 fire which resulted in 48 deaths

Tue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
‘We were ignored, told we were liars ... not any more’: Stardust families await State apology

‘We were ignored, told we were liars ... not any more’: Stardust families await State apology

About 40 family members who lost loved ones in the disaster will meet the Taoiseach at Government Buildings on Saturday morning

Sat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Stardust families say State apology ‘must address systemic abuse’

Stardust families say State apology ‘must address systemic abuse’

Families to meet Taoiseach Simon Harris ahead of expected apology in the Dáil on Tuesday

Sat Apr 20 2024 - 05:00
Stardust families call for State apology for four decades of ‘pain and trauma’

Stardust families call for State apology for four decades of ‘pain and trauma’

Following the verdict of unlawful killing there were cries and cheers from the hundreds of family members packed into the Pillar Room in the Rotunda hospital

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 21:25
Stardust inquests: ‘No one believed us. We never gave up’

Stardust inquests: ‘No one believed us. We never gave up’

Several express anger and demand State apology for having had to wait 40 years for this outcome

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 20:05
Stardust inquests: Families call for State apology as jury returns unlawful killing verdicts in each of the 48 cases

Stardust inquests: Families call for State apology as jury returns unlawful killing verdicts in each of the 48 cases

Relatives and friends cheered in court as verdict was read out on ‘hugely significant day’ for the victims

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 18:43
‘Make no mistake and remember, the Stardust changed every person it touched’

‘Make no mistake and remember, the Stardust changed every person it touched’

Some of the most moving testimonies came at the inquests’ opening

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 15:18
‘Jesus Christ, the doors are locked’: The full story of the Stardust fire, with new testimony

‘Jesus Christ, the doors are locked’: The full story of the Stardust fire, with new testimony

Last April, fresh inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 fire began. They concluded today as the jury returned its verdicts

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 15:01
Stardust families set to hear verdicts as to how and why loved ones died

Stardust families set to hear verdicts as to how and why loved ones died

Five verdicts are available — accidental, misadventure, unlawful killing, open verdict and narrative

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 05:00
Stardust inquests: Jury verdicts to be delivered on Thursday afternoon

Stardust inquests: Jury verdicts to be delivered on Thursday afternoon

Verdicts in longest-running inquests reached, after advice by coroner she would accept majority decisions

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 15:03
Stardust jury to continue deliberations on Wednesday as it nears verdicts

Stardust jury to continue deliberations on Wednesday as it nears verdicts

Jury of five men and seven women will enter its 11th day of deliberations

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 17:04
Coroner to address Stardust jury as deliberations enter 10th day

Coroner to address Stardust jury as deliberations enter 10th day

Seven women and five men considering over 90 days of evidence about fatal 1981 Dublin nightclub fire

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 18:46
Traveller feuds result in ‘far-reaching’ consequences for families, report finds

Traveller feuds result in ‘far-reaching’ consequences for families, report finds

Feuding has led to mental health difficulties, homelessness, discrimination, injury and death, study warns

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Only 3% of private rentals available to Hap-dependent households, Simon report finds

Only 3% of private rentals available to Hap-dependent households, Simon report finds

Government needs to deliver at least 15,000 social housing homes for rent each year, says Simon Communities chief

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 00:01
Pregnant women still ‘forced to travel’ abroad for abortions six years after abortion legalised

Pregnant women still ‘forced to travel’ abroad for abortions six years after abortion legalised

Coalition of women’s, doctors’ and human rights groups call for ‘urgent action’ to implement recommendations of recent report on abortion services

Mon Apr 15 2024 - 00:01
Jury in Stardust inquests to resume deliberating for a ninth day on Monday

Jury in Stardust inquests to resume deliberating for a ninth day on Monday

Forty eight young people died as a result of a fire in the north Dublin nightclub in the early hours of February 14th, 1981

Fri Apr 12 2024 - 16:13
Stardust: Jury to resume deliberations for eighth day on Friday.

Stardust: Jury to resume deliberations for eighth day on Friday.

Dr Myra Cullinane answered series of questions posed by jurors, who are deliberating for a seventh day

Thu Apr 11 2024 - 14:19
Stardust: Jury poses two questions to coroner ahead of deliberations resuming on Thursday

Stardust: Jury poses two questions to coroner ahead of deliberations resuming on Thursday

Seven women and five men considering verdicts in respect of each of 48 young people who died in 1981 nightclub fire

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 16:34
Stardust inquests jury to return on Wednesday after fifth day considering verdicts

Stardust inquests jury to return on Wednesday after fifth day considering verdicts

Jury of five men and seven women considering evidence after 122 days of hearings at inquests into deaths of 48 people in 1981 fire in Dublin nightclub

Tue Apr 09 2024 - 18:13
Mother slept with child (3) in McDonald’s after finding International Protection Office closed for Easter

Mother slept with child (3) in McDonald’s after finding International Protection Office closed for Easter

A number of homeless families presented at the office in Dublin on Friday after it had closed for the Easter weekend

Fri Mar 29 2024 - 20:01
Jury in Stardust fire inquests retires to consider verdicts after more than 90 days of evidence

Jury in Stardust fire inquests retires to consider verdicts after more than 90 days of evidence

Five potential verdicts available to the jury: accidental death, death by misadventure, unlawful killing, an open verdict or a narrative verdict

Thu Mar 28 2024 - 18:58
Number of homeless male asylum seekers rises to 1,399

Number of homeless male asylum seekers rises to 1,399

Number has increased by more than 70 since Tuesday

Fri Mar 22 2024 - 17:40
Security guard at asylum seeker accommodation suspended after alleged assault on resident

Security guard at asylum seeker accommodation suspended after alleged assault on resident

Video of alleged incident at Citywest hub shows man being held down by two men with a third repeatedly punching him in the head

Thu Mar 21 2024 - 21:00
Hatred towards Travellers ‘has gone through the roof’, Senator tells committee

Hatred towards Travellers ‘has gone through the roof’, Senator tells committee

Senator and Traveller Eileen Flynn calls for greater supports for Travellers and other minorities facing discrimination and ill-treatment

Thu Mar 21 2024 - 18:09
Some in Varadkar’s constituency shocked by resignation, others ‘happy to see him go’

Some in Varadkar’s constituency shocked by resignation, others ‘happy to see him go’

In affluent Castleknock, there was shock; in socially disadvantaged Corduff, there was indifference

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 18:40
Transport will be arranged for relocated asylum seekers to Dublin city centre, department pledges

Transport will be arranged for relocated asylum seekers to Dublin city centre, department pledges

Some 37 tents pitched back around International Protection Office on Dublin’s Lower Mount Street, the location cleared of homeless asylum seekers over the weekend

Mon Mar 18 2024 - 19:34
New asylum seekers site in Crooksling

New asylum seekers site in Crooksling

Homeless male asylum seekers who have been to the new Crooksling site, 20km away from Dublin, said it was “very cold”.

Mon Mar 18 2024 - 12:42
‘It was a 2½-hour walk’: Asylum seekers drift back to central Dublin from ‘miserable’ camp

‘It was a 2½-hour walk’: Asylum seekers drift back to central Dublin from ‘miserable’ camp

Men, including Palestinians, were left with one toilet between 100 on arrival in ‘bitterly cold’ Crooksling

Sun Mar 17 2024 - 16:08
Workers in critical sectors ‘forced to choose’ between providing for family and being with them

Workers in critical sectors ‘forced to choose’ between providing for family and being with them

Campaigners call for end to year-long wait and salary threshold for bringing family into country

Sun Mar 17 2024 - 11:35
Asylum seekers told to pitch tents ‘anywhere on the mountain’ in Crooksling return to Dublin city centre

Asylum seekers told to pitch tents ‘anywhere on the mountain’ in Crooksling return to Dublin city centre

Men were told to pack belongings before 8am on Saturday morning, with cleaners on site by 10.30am

Sat Mar 16 2024 - 17:52
Stardust inquests: Coroner begins summary of ‘vast’ and ‘distressing’ evidence

Stardust inquests: Coroner begins summary of ‘vast’ and ‘distressing’ evidence

‘Yours is the most important role,’ 13-person jury hears after more than 100 days of sittings

Fri Mar 15 2024 - 17:21
NGOs must ‘listen hard’ to those they represent after crushing defeat of care referendum they backed

NGOs must ‘listen hard’ to those they represent after crushing defeat of care referendum they backed

Leading voices from the No campaign call for a new approach from advocacy groups that appear out of step with the people they represent

Fri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00
‘National treasure’ Charlie Bird remembered at memorial service in Dublin’s Mansion House

‘National treasure’ Charlie Bird remembered at memorial service in Dublin’s Mansion House

Family and RTÉ colleagues offer reflections on life of broadcaster who died after battle with motor neuron disease

Thu Mar 14 2024 - 16:16
‘People look at us like animals’: Asylum seekers in makeshift Dublin camp suffer skin and respiratory illnesses

‘People look at us like animals’: Asylum seekers in makeshift Dublin camp suffer skin and respiratory illnesses

Volunteers providing food and tents say men are experiencing skin and respiratory conditions, gastrointestinal illnesses

Tue Mar 12 2024 - 14:23
Stardust management ‘failings’ mean ‘conclusion must be’ 48 people unlawfully killed, court hears

Stardust management ‘failings’ mean ‘conclusion must be’ 48 people unlawfully killed, court hears

Barrister for victims’ families tells jury ‘highly flammable’ carpet tiles that lined nightclub walls caused fire to spread ‘rapidly’

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 15:01
Stardust inquests: Jury urged to return unlawful killing verdicts as they hear closing arguments

Stardust inquests: Jury urged to return unlawful killing verdicts as they hear closing arguments

On day 110 of hearing at Dublin Coroner's Court, a representative of many of the families reflected on ‘long road’ travelled

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 15:17
‘We did not expect to be here again’: Dublin’s rough sleeping asylum seekers returned to streets

‘We did not expect to be here again’: Dublin’s rough sleeping asylum seekers returned to streets

After being provided with emergency beds, the men were sent back to their tents

Mon Mar 04 2024 - 20:37
Children among asylum seekers sleeping in tents in near-freezing temperatures in Dublin city

Children among asylum seekers sleeping in tents in near-freezing temperatures in Dublin city

Two 17-year-olds say they were denied entry to emergency accommodation in Citywest on Friday despite freezing temperatures

Sun Mar 03 2024 - 19:25
Some asylum seekers who were provided with emergency beds during snow are back in their tents

Some asylum seekers who were provided with emergency beds during snow are back in their tents

About 160 male asylum seekers were provided with beds on Friday night as a 'cold weather response'

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 13:57
Dozens of asylum seekers await accommodation after night in sub-zero temperatures

Dozens of asylum seekers await accommodation after night in sub-zero temperatures

Arrangements being made to provide shelter for International Protection applicants over weekend, says Department of Integration

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 19:09
Bruised face of former manager shown in WRC case on alleged racism

Bruised face of former manager shown in WRC case on alleged racism

Indian man says ‘culture of racism’ led to his demotion following altercation with shoplifter

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 20:19
Manager at security firm was told to ‘go back to his own country’, WRC hears

Manager at security firm was told to ‘go back to his own country’, WRC hears

Former employee alleges ‘culture of racism’ at company

Thu Feb 29 2024 - 06:00
Mother and baby institutions payment scheme to open on March 20th

Mother and baby institutions payment scheme to open on March 20th

Roderic O’Gorman expects the first payments to be made in quarter two of this year

Tue Feb 27 2024 - 17:43
How 100,000 Ukrainians have changed Ireland: the impact of migration two years on

How 100,000 Ukrainians have changed Ireland: the impact of migration two years on

Some aspects of having many Ukrainians in Ireland have been judged a great success, while others such as the impact on tourism are not viewed so positively

Sun Feb 25 2024 - 05:00
Number of homeless people in State climbs to new high of 13,531, including 4,000 children

Number of homeless people in State climbs to new high of 13,531, including 4,000 children

Over 1,000 male asylum seekers without accommodation, Department of Children and Integration figures show

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 14:27
‘If it wasn’t for Naloxone I wouldn’t be here speaking to you right now’

‘If it wasn’t for Naloxone I wouldn’t be here speaking to you right now’

Cork man overdosed on highly potent synthetic opiate Nitazene in December

Tue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
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