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IPAS centre developer spent €17m on Dublin project before Government dropped support for plan, court hears
Company claims it spent €17 million converting unit in west Dublin
Ireland may seek aid of French warship to boost security during EU presidency
State already investing in drone defences ahead of visits from ministers and heads of state next year
Refuge being refurbished rather than converted into asylum seeker accommodation, charity says
Widely shared video of contractors carrying out works at refuge claimed it was being made into International Protection centre
Minister still trying to ‘end housing crisis’ despite official prediction it will last 15 years
James Browne targeting end to housing crisis during his own term and believes ‘that can be done’
Forty-five adults and seven children deported from Ireland to Georgia
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says he is ‘dedicated to strengthening enforcement measures’
Ukrainian refugees coming to Ireland will have State-provided accommodation cut to 30 days
Capacity close to being exhausted as Government scrambles to repurpose and recontract sites
Gazan doctor fears she will lose place on UCC course after visa application rejected
Baraa Mansour, who was evacuated from Palestinian enclave in 2024, says refusal of her visa is ‘devastating’
Accommodation for Ukrainians set to run out in weeks
Substantial cuts to time in State accommodation being considered as 50 new Ukrainians seek temporary protection every day
Surge in number of exclusion orders against foreign-national prisoners
Those who pose threat to safety and security of Republic are being removed and banned from re-entry at record rate
‘Discussion’ needed on bereavement leave as funerals take longer now, TD says
Louise O’Reilly was ‘very lucky’ but others forced back to work sometimes a day after a parent’s funeral
Legal challenges and security concerns around travel contributing to deportation backlog
Delays in deportations have come into focus this week after a 26-year-old was accused of assaulting a young girl in Saggart
‘It was a frightening, dark night’: Inside Citywest as anti-immigration riots raged
More than 2,400 immigrants live in the centre - some are afraid to send their children to school outside after this week’s riots
About 500 people subject to deportation orders living in international protection facilities
Committee members raise concerns about processes for assessing age of unaccompanied asylum seekers
Privacy groups assail appointment of ex-tech lobbyist to Irish tech regulator
Campaigners say appointment of Niamh Sweeney undermines trust in Data Protection Commission, which they say has an ‘abysmal’ record in taking on big tech companies
Almost €1bn paid to private operators to accommodate asylum seekers last year
Fewer than half the gardaí working in Gaeltacht areas have working proficiency in Irish, PAC hears
Garda recruitment drive sees significant interest from over-30s and ethnic minorities
Eager to grow, An Garda Siochana receives over 11,000 job applications in 2025
‘Hateful rhetoric’ towards migrants leads to ‘more vicious violence’
State should not be relying on 36-year-old legislation to combat violence and hatred in 2025, says immigration lawyer
Twenty three Romanian men with convictions removed from State on chartered flight
In all, 130 people have been deported on five chartered flights since the beginning of this year
Man asks court to compel State to locate daughter ‘abducted’ by wife in Poland
Father says he has been forcibly separated from daughter for 586 days and has made five court appearances
Wild West nature of business of accommodating asylum seekers has been laid bare
Is State’s effort to face up to its responsibility seen by some as chance to line their pockets?
Practice of leaving asylum seekers to sleep rough must end, groups demand
More than 100 organisations nationwide urge Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to act
‘Breathtaking evidence’ of accommodation operators overcharging State, says Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin accuses Government of ‘utter incompetence’ over public funds as Minister says contracts renegotiated
Offering asylum seekers more money to leave is ‘unethical’, says Irish Refugee Council
Irish Refugee Council opposes controversial move saying stakeholders were not forewarned
‘Exceptional demand’ for immigration registration delaying international students
Students planning to work part-time to fund cost of living unable to get appointments to register for Irish residence permit
Families to be offered €10,000 to drop asylum claims and leave
Move part of State tightening of asylum regime and intended as incentive to those without valid claim for international protection
Support service for victims in court is ‘invaluable’, says former State pathologist
Demand for voluntary service rising as it marks 20 years of supporting victims of crime and their families
Significant additional resources required for national security, says commissioner
Justin Kelly unveils plans during first appearance as Garda chief before Police and Community Safety Authority
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Ireland-UK plan to address North’s Troubles legacy a ‘sea-change’ approach, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunity
Two sisters to head separate Government departments for first time
Sinéad McPhillips appointed as secretary general of Department of Agriculture, while her sister Oonagh McPhillips leads Justice
Ex-tech lobbyist named as Ireland’s new Data Protection Commissioner
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October
Garda and DPP welcome tougher people-smuggling rules
New legislation makes it easier for authorities to prosecute gangs illegally bringing people into the State
Electronic conveyancing could cut time taken to buy a home to as little as four weeks
A secure, paperless and electronic conveyancing process would save costs, cut red tape and reduce stress of house sales
Elderly Ukrainians unable to access healthcare in Louth feel ‘humiliated’ and ‘exhausted’
Three adults in their 70s, including woman with prosthetic leg, were transferred from housing in Youghal to Dundalk in August
Hundreds of Chinese millionaires approved for Irish ‘golden visas’ after scheme closed
Applications in train at time of scheme closure in 2023 were kept open despite concern over weak controls
Why did An Garda Síochána give money to Cognyte, an Israeli surveillance company?
Payments may have been disclosed inadvertently
Garda Síochána paid substantial sums to Israeli spyware firm
Cognyte Technologies, which has close ties to Israeli security services, manufactures a range of espionage tech
Department opposes naming refugee housing providers that breach contract rules
Dáil’s spending watchdog seeks ‘rationale’ from department officials for not publishing list of contracts
Tusla debated turning back to previously blacklisted care home providers
Internal documents show pushback to idea children be accommodated by care firms who supplied fake Garda vetting
The new IRB: a band of conspiracy theorists who have set up a parallel Irish ‘government’
This fringe group, drawn from the ranks of anti-lockdown protesters and business people laid low by the crash, have a cabinet, local co-ops and even a network of ‘courts’
Department cuts firm’s Ukraine accommodation contract over Garda vetting controversy
State bodies under pressure over contracts awarded to group found supplying falsified vetting checks
Forged Garda vetting certs at private firm minding vulnerable children
Businessman behind firm blacklisted by Tusla over fake vetting later won €6 million State contract
Irish authorities tackle 52 cases of international child abduction by parents
Most children taken from Ireland are brought elsewhere in Europe
Investigating historic schools abuse a ‘major pull’ on Garda resources, authority warns
Fewer offences of possession of child sexual abuse material due to resource issues at online child exploitation unit
Three times more IPAS centres closed in last seven months than all of 2024
Department of Justice says 490 beds have been removed from the system due to closures so far this year
Number of failed asylum applicants granted leave to remain in State drops by half
More than 1,000 were granted permission to remain in 2023, but fewer than 500 in 2024
Garda ‘very unlikely’ to hit target of 5,000 more officers
Gardaí managing complex and serious investigations while ‘relying primarily on manual spreadsheets or paper-based systems’
Irish man claims State has ‘abandoned’ his child in Poland, court filings show
Girl’s mother took her to Poland without father’s consent; parents in battle over where child should receive medical care
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney family group was paid €24m in three months for homeless and refugee housing
McEnaney Group growing fast with tens of millions in turnover and growing property portfolio, public documents show
Ireland cannot blame housing shortages for not accommodating asylum seekers, EU’s highest court rules
High Court referred issue to EU’s most senior judges after cases taken by international protection applicants
Key challenges for incoming Garda commissioner Justin Kelly
Recruitment, domestic violence, morale and the narcotics trade will head the agenda for incoming chief
Legal Aid Board warns of delays to divorce and child custody cases due to funding shortage
Rise in workload driven partly by ‘exponential increase’ in cases involving asylum seekers
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