Number of homeless male asylum seekers rises to 1,399Number has increased by more than 70 since TuesdayFri Mar 22 2024 - 17:40
Security guard at asylum seeker accommodation suspended after alleged assault on residentVideo of alleged incident at Citywest hub shows man being held down by two men with a third repeatedly punching him in the headThu Mar 21 2024 - 21:00
Hatred towards Travellers ‘has gone through the roof’, Senator tells committeeSenator and Traveller Eileen Flynn calls for greater supports for Travellers and other minorities facing discrimination and ill-treatmentThu Mar 21 2024 - 18:09
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 indifferenceWed Mar 20 2024 - 18:40
Transport will be arranged for relocated asylum seekers to Dublin city centre, department pledgesSome 37 tents pitched back around International Protection Office on Dublin’s Lower Mount Street, the location cleared of homeless asylum seekers over the weekendMon Mar 18 2024 - 19:34
New asylum seekers site in CrookslingHomeless 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’ campMen, including Palestinians, were left with one toilet between 100 on arrival in ‘bitterly cold’ CrookslingSun Mar 17 2024 - 16:08
Workers in critical sectors ‘forced to choose’ between providing for family and being with themCampaigners call for end to year-long wait and salary threshold for bringing family into countrySun Mar 17 2024 - 11:35
Asylum seekers told to pitch tents ‘anywhere on the mountain’ in Crooksling return to Dublin city centreMen were told to pack belongings before 8am on Saturday morning, with cleaners on site by 10.30amSat Mar 16 2024 - 17:52
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 sittingsFri Mar 15 2024 - 17:21
NGOs must ‘listen hard’ to those they represent after crushing defeat of care referendum they backedLeading voices from the No campaign call for a new approach from advocacy groups that appear out of step with the people they representFri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00
‘National treasure’ Charlie Bird remembered at memorial service in Dublin’s Mansion HouseFamily and RTÉ colleagues offer reflections on life of broadcaster who died after battle with motor neuron diseaseThu Mar 14 2024 - 16:16
‘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 illnessesTue Mar 12 2024 - 14:23
Stardust management ‘failings’ mean ‘conclusion must be’ 48 people unlawfully killed, court hearsBarrister 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 argumentsOn day 110 of hearing at Dublin Coroner's Court, a representative of many of the families reflected on ‘long road’ travelledThu Mar 07 2024 - 15:17
‘We did not expect to be here again’: Dublin’s rough sleeping asylum seekers returned to streetsAfter being provided with emergency beds, the men were sent back to their tentsMon Mar 04 2024 - 20:37
Children among asylum seekers sleeping in tents in near-freezing temperatures in Dublin cityTwo 17-year-olds say they were denied entry to emergency accommodation in Citywest on Friday despite freezing temperaturesSun Mar 03 2024 - 19:25
Some asylum seekers who were provided with emergency beds during snow are back in their tentsAbout 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 temperaturesArrangements being made to provide shelter for International Protection applicants over weekend, says Department of IntegrationFri Mar 01 2024 - 19:09
Bruised face of former manager shown in WRC case on alleged racismIndian man says ‘culture of racism’ led to his demotion following altercation with shoplifterThu Feb 29 2024 - 20:19
Manager at security firm was told to ‘go back to his own country’, WRC hearsFormer employee alleges ‘culture of racism’ at companyThu Feb 29 2024 - 06:00
Mother and baby institutions payment scheme to open on March 20thRoderic O’Gorman expects the first payments to be made in quarter two of this yearTue Feb 27 2024 - 17:43
How 100,000 Ukrainians have changed Ireland: the impact of migration two years onSome 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 positivelySun Feb 25 2024 - 05:00
Number of homeless people in State climbs to new high of 13,531, including 4,000 childrenOver 1,000 male asylum seekers without accommodation, Department of Children and Integration figures showFri Feb 23 2024 - 14:27
‘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 DecemberTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
Garda inquiry into cyclist’s death at road event proved ‘very challenging’ amid witness gap, inquest toldDr Frank O’Dwyer (64) sustained spinal neck fracture in the crash in the Tour de Kilkenny in July 2022Sun Feb 18 2024 - 16:53
‘I came here as Irish people are very loving’: The stories of Ireland's homeless asylum seekersInternational Protection applicants are arriving to find themselves living on the street. But ‘at least there are no bullets’Sat Feb 17 2024 - 09:00
Homeless asylum seekers protest over ‘basic human right’ of accommodationMen have been sleeping outside the International Protection Office for up to two monthsThu Feb 15 2024 - 19:23
Stardust vigil: ‘The many friendships made over the years among families will live on’The nightclub on the Kilmore Road no longer exists and the site is now a retail and office parkSat Feb 10 2024 - 17:25
Stardust inquests: Last of 190 witnesses gives evidence ahead of closing submissionsDublin Fire Brigade chief tells inquest of concerns over fire certification processWed Feb 07 2024 - 20:25
Almost a quarter of six year olds have their own smartphone, survey findsMajority of parents concerned about online safety of their children, CyberSafeKids findsTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
Varadkar and Sunak to visit Belfast in wake of restored powersharing at StormontTaoiseach and UK prime minister to hold bilateral talks while in Northern IrelandSun Feb 04 2024 - 18:05
Mary Lou McDonald expects vote on Irish unity ‘this decade’Ms McDonald’s comments echo earlier remarks from Michelle O’Neill, who said we are entering a ‘decade of opportunity’Sun Feb 04 2024 - 14:29
Carpet tiles and obstructions at exits contributed to loss of life in Stardust, court hearsFire engineer highlights breaches of bylaws and planning regulations during conversion of food factory into nightclubThu Feb 01 2024 - 20:46
Stardust inquests: 16 bylaws breached by management at nightclub, coroners court hearsA lack of fire drills and staff training, as well as the obstruction of emergency exits were among breaches that amounted to noncompliance with all but ten of the 26 applicable bylaws, fire engineer tells inquestsWed Jan 31 2024 - 20:20
Too many people are ‘voyeurs’ to injustice and poverty, rather than challenging it - President HigginsPresident delivers keynote address at celebration of 50-year careers of Social Justice Ireland co-founders Fr Seán Healy and Sr Brigid ReynoldsWed Jan 31 2024 - 19:50
Stardust fire could have started unnoticed in hot press, coroner’s court hearsInvestigator asked if fire could develop in hot press without being smelled, heard, seen or felt by staff working in the main bar at the timeTue Jan 30 2024 - 20:25
Only ‘likely’ cause of Stardust fire was hot press electrical fault, Dublin coroner’s court hearsFire investigator Dr Will Hutchinson says low ceilings and carpet tiles on walls also contributed to blazeMon Jan 29 2024 - 19:04
No evidence of arson at Stardust fire, inquests hearDr Will Hutchinson says clear evidence that fire started in hot press and spread to roof spaceThu Jan 25 2024 - 19:14
Stardust inquests: Fire would have spread ‘much slower’ if walls not lined with carpet tiles, expert saysForensic scientist tells coroner attempts to contain 1981 nightclub blaze with fire extinguishers caused it to spread furtherWed Jan 24 2024 - 19:40
Electrical fault in hot press or deliberate fire were most ‘probable’ causes at Stardust, inquests told Dr Will Hutchinson, a forensic scientist and fire investigator, said it was ‘possible’ that the fire started in the area of tiered seating known as the west alcove or in a hot-press in the main barTue Jan 23 2024 - 18:53
Medically supervised drug injection facility to open in DublinMerchant’s Quay Ireland says location will be safer, and will remove some open drug use and litter from streetsTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Fire experts to examine if electrical fault caused blaze in StardustForensic scientist says several emergency exits were ‘not open’ during early stages of fire, in which 48 young people were killedMon Jan 22 2024 - 21:34
Depaul charity hopes to reopen homeless hostel hit by fatal explosion within daysDublin city facility was closed after an improvised device is believed to have exploded under a resident’s bedSun Jan 21 2024 - 15:24
Investigators believe improvised explosive device caused blast at Dublin homeless hostelVictim, believed to be an eastern European man in his 30s, was staying at Depaul centre on Little Britain Street in the city centreFri Jan 19 2024 - 12:37
‘I am no saint, but I don’t think I deserve to die like this’: How are Dublin’s rough sleepers managing in cold weather?Despite provision of extra beds as part of an extreme weather emergency protocol, many of the capital’s homeless cannot or will not take themThu Jan 18 2024 - 19:15
Stardust: Identifying remains of those killed in fire ‘unbearable’ in many cases, says coronerDr Myra Cullinane made comments during conclusion of forensic evidence at inquest into deaths of 48 people in 1981 nightclub blazeWed Jan 17 2024 - 18:13
Stardust inquests: Two siblings died from noxious fumes and heat, court hearsCauses of death given for 12 of the 48 who died in the Stardust fire in Artane in February 1981Tue Jan 16 2024 - 20:22
Delay in fleeing Stardust saw people lose consciousness and increased ‘risk of death’Forensic pathologist agrees descriptions of people ‘lying down’ and ‘giving up’ during nightclub blaze were consistent with inhaling toxic gasesFri Jan 12 2024 - 19:34
Man who died while sleeping rough on Dublin street identifiedPostmortem to be held on body of man believed to have been an Irish national aged in his 40sFri Jan 12 2024 - 14:13
