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Taoiseach says St Patrick’s Day was not reason asylum seekers were moved

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Taoiseach says asylum seekers weren’t moved from camp due to St Patrick’s Day

The Taoiseach has said that the reason dozens of asylum seekers were moved from a makeshift camp in Dublin to a separate location was for health and safety reasons. Concerns have been raised after men who had been camping on Mount Street were moved ...

17 Mar 2024 at 08:15

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Protesters had been told house was not earmarked for asylum seekers, say gardai

Gardai said they told protesters outside a house in Co Kildare that it was not going to be used to house asylum seekers, but were not believed and the property was later set ablaze. The property in Leixlip was seriously damaged in the arson attack ...

08 Feb 2024 at 17:20

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Garda hospitalised and man (20s) arrested at Coolock protest as rocks and bricks thrown

A man in his 20s has been arrested, three Gardai have been left injured with one officer hospitalised following another day of unrest in Coolock, Dublin. A second fire also broke out at the former Crown paints factory, which has been earmarked to ...

20 Jul 2024 at 09:45

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Two men arrested in Dublin following break-in to site set to host asylum seekers

Two men have been arrested after breaking into a Dublin building that is set to house families seeking asylum. The site at St John’s House on the High Street in Tallaght was targeted in a petrol bomb attack earlier this week. Following multiple ...

23 May 2024 at 12:56

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Asylum seekers will not view Ireland more favourably than UK – minister

Asylum seekers will not view Ireland “more favourably” than the UK, according to aims set out by the Irish Justice Minister. Jim O’Callaghan made the comment after the UK Home Secretary announced sweeping changes designed to reduce the UK’s ...

17 Nov 2025 at 18:38

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McEntee: Ireland will not see ‘more than fair share’ of migrants under EU pact

Ireland may decide to “take on more” asylum seekers from other EU countries under a new pact, according to the justice minister. Helen McEntee made the comments after the European Parliament voted to approve the EU Pact on Migration and ...

11 Apr 2024 at 09:56

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O’Callaghan wants fewer than 10,000 asylum seekers per year

The Justice Minister has said he wants to see fewer than 10,000 asylum seekers entering Ireland per year. Jim O’Callaghan said the numbers of asylum seekers entering the country are currently “too high”, after more than 18,500 people ...

23 Sept 2025 at 17:33

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Weapons cache found close to site earmarked for protested asylum seeker site

Gardaí uncovered a cache of weapons, including an axe and a knife, in close proximity to a proposed asylum seeker site in north Dublin on Monday. Gardaí conducted searches of grounds in north Dublin on Monday, near the proposed ...

11 Jul 2024 at 10:04

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Protests over housing of asylum seekers were hijacked by thugs – Irish premier

Protests over asylum seekers being housed at a site in Dublin were “hijacked” by thugs, the Irish premier has said. Violence erupted across parts of north Dublin after clashes between gardai and rioters, which led to the ...

16 Jul 2024 at 16:01

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Concern expressed for children in ‘worsening’ Direct Provision centres

The government has been criticised for failing to phase out the Direct Provision system, with concerns raised about the knock-on effect that has had on children. The system of accommodation centres for asylum seekers ...

07 Dec 2022 at 01:05

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Nine charged in relation to protest outside Dublin refugee centre

Nine people have appeared in court charged in relation to a “heated” protest in Dublin on Wednesday night. All nine have been charged with failing to comply with directions given by gardai, while one man was charged ...

23 May 2024 at 16:46

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Better communication ‘would not have made a difference’ preventing fire – Harris

Simon Harris has said that better communication from authorities would not have made “a blind bit of difference” in preventing a fire at a former pub in east Dublin. The Minister for Further and Higher Education ...

04 Jan 2024 at 14:56

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