Family at centre of Department of Justice protest deported to South Africa
Members of south Dublin community ‘shocked and saddened’ by development on Saturday
Immigration
Stories about immigration, migrants of all types into Ireland
Chartered flights now ‘routine’ says Minister as 63 South Africans deported
Fifty four adults and nine children were flown from Ireland to South Africa on Saturday night
Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice
More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest
Asylum decision flawed after handling by Zimbabwean of different ethnicity, judge rules
Interview as part of Ndebele woman’s international protection application conducted by Shona individual
Visitors to Britain must now pay £16. This hasn’t had the predicted results
Yesterday marked the start of strict enforcement when boarding transport to the UK, hence Aer Lingus requiring passports on all flights to Britain
‘Mexico is losing everything’: Expats in Ireland react to violence at home
‘History shows us that when a cartel leader falls, somebody else takes their place’
Immigration law overhaul: Five issues that have divided the Dáil
Opposition TDs criticise plans to guillotine International Protection Bill on Wednesday
Facial recognition technology to be trialled on passengers at Holyhead
Testing this week follows previous pilot by UK authorities in 2025 which saw more than 7,500 faces analysed
Irish in America: ‘I carry my US passport, use a burner phone and have an escape plan’
Legal Irish-born immigrants still live with an underlying sense of fear as Ice increases the scope of its raids
Pausing SNA review buys Government time to sooth tensions but leaves schools in limbo
Meta wants Irish Government to to urge EU to ditch law intended to crack down on addictive social media features
Overcrowded prisons, HSE Long Covid financial support ending and Bondi Beach suspect appears in court
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: The lack of housing could risk Irish emigres not returning to the country
State plans crackdown on English-language schools acting as ‘back door’ to work permits
Senior officials are ‘developing options to reduce [the] number’ of English language students here
Only 2% of asylum seekers transferred back to EU state where they first applied
Figures show 361 people who applied for asylum in Ireland in 2025 had already been granted protection in another EU state
Arrests of deportees intensify overcrowding in Irish prisons
Intended deportees ‘compete for floor space’ with violent offenders despite committing no crimes
Migration policies should be managed with facts not emotions
Social cohesion is possible and thriving with the presence of migrants
Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘colonisation’ comments on immigrants land awkwardly at Manchester United
Clumsy wording based on wrong figures raises fresh questions on judgment of club’s billionaire co-owner
Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘colonisation’ claim is illiterate, demeaning, says Irish immigrant group
‘Walk around and see the contribution of immigrants,’ Irish in Britain tells Manchester United co-owner
Wait time for refugee family reunification to be altered to two years, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan tells Dáil International Protection Bill will be amended following comments by TDs
Migration system needs reform to effectively sustain workforce and public services – report
Potential for abuse of educational visas seen as an area of concern as is lack of infrastructure to enable new arrivals integrate
Irish held by Ice, laptop shortages and replacing Prince Albert at Leinster House
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Irish held by Ice: Has US law changed? What is the legal advice?
Those who entered US on visa waivers but overstayed ‘have fewer rights than people smuggled in’
Irishman detained in Texas overstayed 90-day visitor’s visa issued in 2009
Texas court ruled against Seamus Culleton despite his being married to a US citizen and being a green card applicant
FG TD urges Government to reduce planned family reunification wait time to one year
International Protection Bill ‘a profound failure of political judgment’, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke tells Dáil
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
Deportations of Irish citizens from US rose 330%, Dáil hears
Labour’s Duncan Smith says US homeland security should be asked for details of all Irish held by Ice
Are student visa reform plans designed to play to anti-immigration sentiment?
Why not address the chronic underfunding?
Sinn Féin leads a scattered field
Forming behind the party is an orderly queue of alternatives, all aware that the electorate is frustrated
Trump’s border tsar says crackdown in Minneapolis may ease with ‘cooperation’ from state officials
Donald Trump says he wants to ‘de-escalate’ tension after fatal shootings
‘Political priority cannot be a judge’s priority’- European Court of Human Rights president
Political pressure on jurisdiction of court ‘impossible to accept’, says Mattias Guyomar
Ireland’s mothers are the oldest in the EU. Why?
Bringing up a baby in your parent’s boxroom is not an attractive idea - but in the long term a mix of social and economic factors are driving fertility lower
Suella Braverman defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform and slams Tory ‘lies’
Former Conservative home secretary’s defection comes barely a fortnight after Robert Jenrick’s move
Minneapolis shooting: Most Fox News reporting supports official version
Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration’s narrative that the slain protester, Alex Pretti, had brought the violence upon himself
Minneapolis shooting: How the Trump administration rushed to judgment
Rush to blame Pretti and exonerate immigration agents deviates from the way law enforcement investigations are normally carried out
Political upheaval fuels this Australia Day’s tinderbox feel
Tragedy, a rare misstep by Anthony Albanese and the disintegration of the opposition mean tension is high as the national holiday falls
Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis in the aftermath - in photos
A selection of imagery from various news wires showing the situation in the aftermath of the shooting.
Donald Trump’s claim that he won’t take Greenland by force is not reassuring
At Davos, the US president repeated his determination to possess what he keeps calling ‘that piece of ice’
Irish people are wrong about immigration, but are we ready for our own Trump?
Real question why Irish and Irish-American Trump supporters haven’t already died of embarrassment
The big question: Is Ireland willing to accept lower economic growth to cut immigration?
On migration, politicians are specialising in the Janus strategy of facing two ways at once
What is the future for the new right in Irish politics?
Plenty of energy, as evidenced by the recent ‘Irlforum’, but no sign of a breakthrough
What is all this talk of an Irish Maga?
There was a lot of admiration for Trump at a recent conference hosted by ex-financial adviser, Eddie Hobbs
Ireland basks in Hamnet’s success and celebrates Jessie Buckley. It should feel shame
Separating refugee parents and their children betrays the family values of the film and of our constitution
Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland rises fourfold
It is not clear if any of the 94 American applicants in 2025 were granted international protection here
Most people in Ireland overestimate the scale of immigration, study finds
ESRI survey participants estimated 28% of population born abroad, compared to official figure of 22%
Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing right
Simon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy Steenson
What is the priority legislation coming before the Dáil this term?
Rent reform, immigration, infrastructure and AI top political agenda as TDs return to pass laws
Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans
The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year
A decade on from crisis, Europe claims control of migration — at a human cost
Policymakers say strict new measures have driven down irregular arrivals, but experts say the underlying factors are little changed
Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conference
US ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on Saturday
Minnesota leaders call for state role in investigating Ice shooting of Renee Nicole Good
Tension comes months into campaign by Donald Trump to increase immigration enforcement in Democratic-led cities
‘Our jailer is gone’ but the reality in Venezuela is unchanged
When Hugo Chávez died, I was certain that we would get democratic elections again. I was wrong
US federal agent fatally shoots woman amid Minneapolis crackdown
Shooting comes as Trump administration ramped up promised crackdown on illegal immigration in Minnesota
Sharp drop in number of asylum applications in Ireland last year
Applications for asylum in Ireland dropped by almost 30 per cent in 2025 compared to previous year
David McWilliams: What a shortage of Ireland jerseys at Christmas tells us about the economy in 2026
Until we see someone in government joining the dots, it is highly likely 2026 will feel like a slightly more asphyxiated version of 2025
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