Refugee Crisis

Dublin 4 housing just six out of 7,772 international protection applicants

Meanwhile, Dublin 22 housed a total of 1,780 IP applicants. There are a total of 7,772 international protection (IP) applicants currently being housed by the State in the nation’s capital, figures released by the Department of Integration reveal. The figures, which were provided by Minister Roderic O’Gorman, show that there are a total of 21,387 […]

Meanwhile, Dublin 22 housed a total of 1,780 IP applicants. There are a total of 7,772 international protection (IP) applicants currently being housed by the State in the nation’s capital, figures released by the Department of Integration reveal. The figures, which were provided by Minister Roderic O’Gorman, show that there are a total of 21,387 […]

2 years ago

Government to provide 350 additional beds for asylum seekers

The news comes off the back of protests in Clare which saw asylum seekers flee their State-provided accommodation. Minister for Justice Simon Harris has confirmed that up to 350 beds for asylum seekers are to come on stream this week. The past week has seen the issue of safe accommodation for asylum seekers rise to […]

The news comes off the back of protests in Clare which saw asylum seekers flee their State-provided accommodation. Minister for Justice Simon Harris has confirmed that up to 350 beds for asylum seekers are to come on stream this week. The past week has seen the issue of safe accommodation for asylum seekers rise to […]

2 years ago

Campaign launched to free Trinity College graduate being held in Greece on espionage charges

Seán Binder, a graduate of Dublin’s Trinity College, is being held in Greece on several charges, including espionage, being a member of a criminal organisation and money laundering. Many in Ireland are now fighting for the release of Binder, 24, who was arrested alongside Sarah Mardini, while working with a humanitarian charity in Greece called Emergency […]

Seán Binder, a graduate of Dublin’s Trinity College, is being held in Greece on several charges, including espionage, being a member of a criminal organisation and money laundering. Many in Ireland are now fighting for the release of Binder, 24, who was arrested alongside Sarah Mardini, while working with a humanitarian charity in Greece called Emergency […]

8 years ago

VIDEO: There are some moments that change the world and this should be one of them

We’re not turning away from this. When I saw the video of five-year old Omran being lifted from the rubble in Aleppo Syria, and put in an ambulance I felt, like thousands of others, an overwhelming uselessness. If you haven’t seen the video, shot by media activist Mustafa al Sarouq, please watch it before continuing […]

We’re not turning away from this. When I saw the video of five-year old Omran being lifted from the rubble in Aleppo Syria, and put in an ambulance I felt, like thousands of others, an overwhelming uselessness. If you haven’t seen the video, shot by media activist Mustafa al Sarouq, please watch it before continuing […]

10 years ago

PIC: Cruel anti-refugee graffiti appears near iconic Dublin landmark

Throughout 2016 there have been several incidents of migrant boats capsizing and sinking off the coasts of Libya, Turkey and Greece. Many of the dead are often children, seeking to escape countries that have been rendered unliveable by both foreign air-strikes and civil conflict. Ireland takes in nowhere near the amount of refugees it promised […]

Throughout 2016 there have been several incidents of migrant boats capsizing and sinking off the coasts of Libya, Turkey and Greece. Many of the dead are often children, seeking to escape countries that have been rendered unliveable by both foreign air-strikes and civil conflict. Ireland takes in nowhere near the amount of refugees it promised […]

10 years ago

George Clooney speaks passionately about his Irish roots in refugee speech

George Clooney spoke passionately about his Irish ancestry in a speech on the refugee crisis in Yerevan, Armenia. Actor and activist Clooney was presenting the inaugural Aurora prize to a Burundian humanitarian worker who saved thousands of children’s lives in the middle of a raging civil war. In his speech, Clooney referred to the importance of […]

George Clooney spoke passionately about his Irish ancestry in a speech on the refugee crisis in Yerevan, Armenia. Actor and activist Clooney was presenting the inaugural Aurora prize to a Burundian humanitarian worker who saved thousands of children’s lives in the middle of a raging civil war. In his speech, Clooney referred to the importance of […]

10 years ago