Green Party wants Guantánamo Bay detainee to be resettled in IrelandTHE GREEN Party has said that the State should accept for resettlement an Uzbek national who has been detained at Guantánamo …Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Predictive texting 'as Gaeilge' now availableSPEAKERS OF fewer than 80 of the world’s 7,000 languages are thought to enjoy the luxury of having their mobile phones finish…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Gangland crime a priority, says AhernOfficial opening: Minister unveils new Garda divisional headquarters: MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted that tightening…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Integration groups are 'first victims' of cutbacksTHE CHAIRWOMAN of the Government’s anti-racism strategy is “extremely concerned” that organisations working on social integration…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Immigrants join in the political joustingNew faces: main parties field migrant candidates: IN THE months preceding the local elections of June 2004, a group of researchers…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Anti-racism plan was seen as model for others to followBACKGROUND: USHERED INTO existence at a well-attended press conference by then taoiseach Bertie Ahern and minister for justice…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Envoy named to lead hunger crisis strategyTHE GOVERNMENT has appointed a special envoy to oversee Ireland’s response to the global hunger crisis.Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
State asked to 'pre-clear' VIPs at immigrationENTERPRISE IRELAND asked the Government last November to put in place new immigration procedures at Dublin airport after members…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians to stayWORK RESTRICTIONS on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens are to be renewed by the Government tomorrow for a further three years due…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Expert urges EU to act over Albanian 'blood feuds'EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS should bring pressure to bear on the Albanian authorities to stem the rise in the number of “blood feud” …Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Archbishop challenges pessimism about the futureNEGATIVE ATTITUDES about the future should continue to be challenged, despite 2009 dawning amid an all-pervasive sense of insecurity…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
'You're not addressing a jury now,' chief justice reminds counselTHE TALL, leaner figure of Joe O'Reilly strode into the wintry cold of court number six yesterday, took his seat and rested his…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Minister's apology: family left in refugee camp for three yearsTHE SOMALI woman who has withdrawn her application for damages received an apology from the Minister for Justice in July because…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
53% of immigrant restaurant workers earn below minimum wage - reportMORE THAN half of immigrants working in Irish restaurants earn less than the minimum wage, according to a new report.Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
DPP drops case over hepatitis C infections scandalTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions has dropped the case against a former blood bank biochemist on charges relating to the infection…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Social integration projects to receive funding of €1.4mTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday pledged almost €1Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
EU approves €15m support schemePIGMEAT STORAGE: EUROPEAN UNION member states voted unanimously in favour of a proposal to introduce a private storage aid scheme…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Call to amend Bill to protect trafficking victimsTHE PRESENCE in prisons of at least two suspected victims of trafficking shows the need for the Government to make a late amendment…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Simpler to trace beef than pork from fork back to farmANALYSIS: The ability to track meat back to individual farms can make the difference between crisis and confidence, writes Ruadhan…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Pork may be 'back in shops within a week'FOOD SAFETY: THE FOOD Safety Authority of Ireland has said it hopes supermarket shelves will be re-stocked with Irish pork products…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Irish parents monitoring child internet useIRISH PARENTS are more likely than their European peers to supervise and control their children's use of the internet, but their…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking chargeAN IRISHMAN appeared in court in Wales on Saturday accused of human trafficking for the sex trade.Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Need for dioxin facility in Ireland highlightedMINISTER'S RESPONSE: The presence of organic pollutants known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was first detected early last…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Survey finds 360 migrant-led churches and chaplainciesMORE THAN 360 migrant-led churches and chaplaincies are in existence across Ireland, the majority of them African Pentecostal…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
One of five women discovered in suspected brothels leaves IrelandONE OF the five foreign women who were found by gardaí in a series of raids on suspected brothels across the State last week …Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Mentoring scheme to assist newly-arrived immigrantsIrish-resident "mentors" are being sought to share their time and experience with newly-arrived immigrants under a new scheme…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Significant increase in immigrants applying for voluntary repatriationTHERE HAS been a significant rise this year in the number of immigrants applying for voluntary repatriation through the International…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Obama success unlikely to aid Irish minority candidatesBARACK OBAMA'S inspirational election is unlikely to have much long-term effect on the political prospects of minority candidates…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Somali woman at centre of visa affair was arrested in DublinA SOMALI woman who received an apology from the Minister for Justice in July because her family were needlessly left in a refugee…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Government urged to outlaw female genital mutilation"I know this pain is not going anywhere," said 20-year-old Ifrah Ahmed, a shy if strikingly self-possessed presence at the launch…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Business delegation sets off for EthiopiaA TRADE mission of 40 Irish lawyers and business people left for Ethiopia yesterday to develop links between the two countries…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Tighter visa rules may be imposed on 11 countriesTHE GOVERNMENT will shortly consider whether to introduce new visa requirements for visitors from almost a dozen non-EU states…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
No major rise in Irish migrants to BritainSOME 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Importance of 'responsibility to protect' outlined at conferenceTHE "RESPONSIBILITY to protect" doctrine is one of the most significant conceptual shifts in international affairs since the …Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Power addresses conference on foreign affairsThe "responsibility to protect" doctrine is one of the most significant conceptual developments in international affairs since…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
5,000 Irish register for UK benefits in 6 monthsSome 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Food advertising to children faces scrutinyTHE EFFECTIVENESS of current rules on advertising food and drink to children will be among the topics covered by a European research…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Irish share of migrant workers higher than all other EU statesIRELAND HAS received a far higher share of immigrants from countries that joined the EU in 2004 than any other EU state.Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Return of ban on same-sex marriage in CaliforniaPROPOSITIONS: CALIFORNIA VOTERS voted to reintroduce a ban on gay marriage, casting doubt over the unions of some 18,000 same…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Food crisis leaves one billion hungryTHE GLOBAL financial crisis cannot be used as an excuse for inaction on a food crisis that leaves almost one billion people hungry…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Immigrants' groups critical of funding cutINTEGRATION: IMMIGRANT AND voluntary groups have strongly criticised the Government's decision to withdraw funding from the …Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Budget did not protect the vulnerable, says HealyCORI JUSTICE COMMISSION: CHILDREN AND the working poor were the big losers from a Budget that failed to adequately protect the…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Migrant bodies' funding slashedIMMIGRATION: THE STATE'S advisory body on racism and intercultural affairs is to have all its Government funding withdrawn, …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
More than 50 cases of trafficking into IrelandAT LEAST 50 foreign nationals have been trafficked into the Republic for forced labour in the past six years, according to new…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Budget 'will hit children and working poor'Children and the working poor were the big losers from a Budget that failed to adequately protect the vulnerable, it was claimed…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Commissioner unreservedly accepts findings of reportsCOMMISSIONER'S APOLOGY: GARDA COMMISSIONER Factna Murphy has apologised to those who were found to have been mistreated by members…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Warning on dangers of migrant segregationTHE CLUSTERING of migrants in some areas may develop into segregation unless social integration is made a key aim of housing …Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Without our intervention abuses would still be going on, say politiciansREACTION: LABOUR TD Brendan Howlin and Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins reacted to the tribunal's criticism of their actions by insisting…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Nigerian priest dealt with legally, Ahern saysMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted that gardaí and prison officers fully complied with "all the necessary legal and…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
'Isolated error' led to 3-year wait by SomalisMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has said the case of a Somali woman whose husband and three children were needlessly left in…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
