His hunger strike began in Cork last Thursday. An asylum seeker in the Direct Provision system has ended his hunger strike following assurances from the Department of Justice that he will not be deported. Nadim Hussain was forced to leave his home country of India following the deaths of his parents in March of 2018. […]

4 years ago

He is currently on day six of his hunger strike. An asylum seeker based in Cork says his “life is in danger” as he takes part in a hunger strike with the aim of staying in Ireland and avoiding being deported to India. Nadim Hussain came to Ireland from India after his parents were killed […]

4 years ago

“That we can’t see how many young girls who are in Direct Provision may have been trafficked for this purpose, that’s a really serious flaw.” The State doesn’t know how many young girls in Ireland’s Direct Provision centres may have been trafficked as sex workers, a Dáil committee on Tuesday has heard. The Office of […]

5 years ago

The measure is to help support people in Direct Provision to access education. People living in Direct Provision no longer have to pay international fees of €3,600 for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses, the Department of Further and Higher Education announced today. This will apply for the start of the 2021/22 academic year and for […]

5 years ago

Direct Provision in Ireland will be replaced with an international protection system. All Direct Provision centres in Ireland are expected to close by the end of 2024, according to a White Paper published by the government this week. The publication of the paper follows well-documented plans to replace the existing and widely criticised asylum-seeking system […]

5 years ago

“I think that, honestly, I would regret the things that I do not say far more than I would regret anything that I do say.” Limerick native Denise Chaila has said Ireland can do better in dealing with racism, and told Ryan Tubridy on Friday’s Late Late Show that she was scared to leave her […]

5 years ago