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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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REVEALED: Migrant tent numbers increase overnight to 75 on Grand Canal, Dublin

Over 75 tents have been re-erected on the Grand Canal in Dublin less than a week after the migrant camp was dismantled at the location. The numbers of migrant tents are once again increasing steadily, as numbers have risen from 60 to 75 this ...

16 May 2024 at 09:46

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Gardaí call out 'fake news' over Racket Hall Hotel Roscrea as arrest man after clashes

Gardaí have confirmed that they have made an arrest at the Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, where locals are protesting the use of the building to accommodate asylum seekers. There were tense exchanges between gardaí and ...

15 Jan 2024 at 17:20

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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 ...

08 Feb 2024 at 17:20

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Housing minister ‘disturbed’ by anti-migrant protests in Dublin suburb

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said he was “disturbed” by protests held outside a centre in a north Dublin suburb where migrants were being housed. Videos emerged on social media over the weekend of a crowd of people outside a ...

09 Jan 2023 at 19:16

Several asylum seekers leave Clare accommodation on foot during ‘blockade’

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Some asylum seekers leave Clare accommodation during ‘blockade’

Several asylum seekers have left the site of accommodation provided for them in Co Clare during a blockage of routes to the site by locals. Others looked prepared to leave as their luggage was stacked outside the state-provided ...

16 May 2023 at 17:23

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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 ...

20 Jul 2024 at 09:45

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Trouble flares outside Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers

Disturbances have flared outside a Dublin hotel used to house asylum seekers. Footage from the scene at the Citywest Hotel on Tuesday evening showed a Garda vehicle on fire. A large crowd has gathered in the area and ...

21 Oct 2025 at 20:48

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Martin calls for ‘civilised debate’ on migration issues amid disorder warning

The Taoiseach has called for a “civilised debate” on migration issues as he warned those involved in disorder outside asylum seeker accommodation in Dublin that they will be dealt with robustly. Micheal Martin’s ...

22 Oct 2025 at 16:40

Northern Ireland

UK and Irish ministers to meet amid row over migration

UK and Irish ministers are due to meet in London amid an escalating row over migrants travelling from the UK to Ireland. Ireland’s deputy premier and foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin is to co-chair a ...

29 Apr 2024 at 10:51

Northern Ireland

Tanaiste says 80% figure for asylum seekers from NI not based on evidence

A claim by the Irish justice minister that 80% of asylum seekers are coming into the country from Northern Ireland is not based on data, evidence or statistics, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. Micheal ...

29 Apr 2024 at 16:28

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Protest stood down as Mayo hotel agrees to house families seeking international protection

A protest outside a hotel in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo has been stood down after it was confirmed that the JJ Gannon’s Hotel will accommodate families seeking international protection instead of 50 males. ...

08 Jan 2024 at 15:37

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