"The kids began laughing when he told them that his family have to queue up...
Three people living in direct provision centres explain what people don’t realise about their lives.
View Article'Why have 16 children died in Direct Provision?'
A Sinn Féin Senator wants to know after new figures revealed 16 children died over 12 years.
View Article“If you manage to get here in strong mental health, this system will sap your...
A TD who is visiting direct provision centres said if Irish people were treated like this anywhere in the world – there would be delegations demanding change.
View Article“We have a love affair with incarcerating people in Ireland”
Aodhan Ó Riordáin expects a report on reforming the Direct Provision on his desk by Easter.
View ArticleAnti-Deportation Ireland: ALL members of asylum reform group should resign
Sue Conlan says the group has not been fully consulted on new legislation.
View ArticleI feed my children when they're hungry. Parents in direct provision don't...
Parents in direct provision have so few ways in which they can model healthy, productive adulthood for their children.
View ArticlePublic servants could be in for €800 windfall
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
View ArticleOne person has been in an asylum centre for 11 years - this is how they live
Serious concerns have been expressed about the quality of life children in direct provision have.
View ArticleIt’s clear: The direct provision system is utterly unfit for purpose
A new report published today pulls no punches: the system is unnecessarily complicated and perpetrates ill-treatment.
View ArticleTeenage girl who attempted suicide says chats with nurses saved her
A report by the Children’s Ombudsman is accusing the government of failing to protect children.
View ArticleChildren moved from asylum centres after claims of inappropriate contact
A report today said the children were moved before any assessment could take place and this hindered one of the investigations.
View ArticleUN asks Ireland why government has not organised a referendum on abortion
The UN committee grilled Ireland on women’s rights, direct provision and equality legislation.
View ArticlePoll: Should long-term asylum seekers be allowed to work?
A report recommends new asylum seekers should be able to work if they have been waiting more than nine months for a decision.
View ArticleHere's what needs to be done to help asylum seekers in Ireland
A new report has called for the Direct Provision system to be overhauled.
View ArticleSome kids have lived their whole lives in Direct Provision. It's time to do...
Ireland has been warehousing asylum-seekers in Direct Provision since 2000. How can we stand by and allow children to live in these conditions?
View ArticleTeenager in direct provision gets 575 points, but can’t afford college fees
Anna Kern and her mother moved to Ireland from Ukraine in 2013.
View ArticleDirect provision student who received 575 points told to accept college offer
The minister for education has intervened in the matter.
View ArticleIt's like being slowly poisoned - I wouldn't wish the life of direct...
Siphathisiwe Moyo has lived under direct provision in Ireland for the last seven years.
View ArticleTánaiste says there shouldn’t be “upper limit” on the refugees Ireland takes
Joan Burton says initial refugees would be followed later by their families.
View ArticleImagine living in a 20’ x 10’ room, your belongings are in one cupboard and...
The sight of little Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless body shamed us all into reluctant action by accepting 4,000 people into Ireland, but now we’re going to put traumatised people into a seriously flawed system,...
View ArticleGovernment to increase allowance for child asylum-seekers
Paryments for children will be increased by €6 per week.
View ArticleCould Ireland spend more on children in Direct Provision? Here's how the...
Around 3,000 adults and 1,100 children are currently being paid direct provision allowance.
View ArticleIreland deported or removed 3,800 people last year
The approval rate for entry visa applications was 91%.
View ArticleAsylum seekers living in Ireland more than five years should be given...
Former judge Bryan McMahon says such a move would be “in the spirit of the ideals of 1916″, but would require “political will”.
View ArticleGovernment criticised over failure to properly reform Direct Provision
173 recommendations for improving the Direct Provision system were put forward last year.
View ArticleNine companies were paid more than €10m each for providing direct provision...
Commercial businesses behind centres were paid over €250m between 2010 and 2015.
View ArticleStephen Rea opens pop-up café aiming to raise awareness about Direct Provision
More than 4,000 people live in DP centres nationally.
View ArticleAsylum seeker enters 35th day of hunger strike in Sligo centre
The Iranian man has been served with a deportation order.
View ArticleHunger-striking Iranian man to be granted access to asylum process
The man was admitted to hospital yesterday after 35 days on hunger strike.
View Article'It's like Long Kesh without the watchtowers': Gerry Adams on Mosney direct...
The Sinn Féín leader has urged the Government to improve conditions at the facility.
View ArticleRule change should lead to less time in Direct Provision centres for asylum...
The “single procedure” process for asylum applications has come into effect.
View ArticleDirect Provision centre in Limerick shuts over 'health and safety fears'
The management contract was “terminated” by a division of the Department of Justice today.
View ArticleDirect Provision centre shut over 'safety fears' was paid €12.7 million by...
Repeated requests for essential maintenance to be carried out had been ignored by the centre, according to the government.
View ArticleSupreme Court says that ban on asylum seekers working is unconstitutional
Over the next six months, the Court has invited interested parties to make submissions on the order.
View ArticleBohemians have invited up to 80 Direct Provision Centre residents to attend...
Between 60 and 80 residents of Direct Provision centres across Dublin will be welcomed to Dalymount Park as guests for tonight’s game against Drogheda United.
View Article'Hypocrisy in cheering for our gay Taoiseach, and turning a blind eye to his...
Do we truly care about LGBT people – or only those who have votes and who can afford the cost of a pint in The George, writes Oonagh Murphy.
View ArticleThe food is 'horrible' and the men are 'creepy' - Children in direct...
It’s part of a report commissioned by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
View ArticleGovernment accused of 'wilfully' releasing inaccurate homelessness figures
Eoin Ó Broin said that the Housing Department was “knowingly releasing incorrect monthly homeless figures”.
View Article'Up Mayo': How this documentary about GAA in Ireland's most diverse town went...
Maurice O’Brien has had an overwhelmingly positive reaction to his film about Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo.
View ArticleGovernment defends lack of information on people who died in direct provision
Over the past 10 years, 44 people have died in direct provision.
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