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Council presses to be consulted on any future plans to move asylum seekers to Tipperary

Tipperary County Council has written to the Taoiseach, the International Protection Office and five senior ministers requesting that it be consulted first before any future decision is made to move asylum seekers into accommodation in towns or ...

21 Dec 2023 at 14:00

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WATCH: Dundrum asylum seeker protest continues but fewer protestors at gate of hotel

The protest outside the gates of Dundrum House Hotel over the use of the hotel to house International Protection Applicants is ongoing, albeit tensions have eased. On Tuesday, huge crowds gathered at the gates of the hotel in protest against ...

15 Aug 2024 at 18:26

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 ...

17 Mar 2024 at 08:15

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Tipperary asylum seekers highlight horror of female genital mutilation

Two residents from Carrick-on-Suir's Bridgewater House Centre for Asylum Seekers & Refugees have raised awareness of the horrific practice of female genital mutilation. Memory Mangava and Sitshenisiwe Nondo gave a talk at the Centre on ...

08 Aug 2018 at 16:26

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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 ...

08 Feb 2024 at 17:20

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Councillor plans to urge council to cease cooperation with Department of Integration

Tipperary county councillor, Nenagh man Seamie Morris, says he plans to urge Tipperary County Council to follow the lead of Mayo's local authority and stop communicating with the Department of Integration on the issue of ...

16 Jan 2024 at 21:09

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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, ...

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

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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. Michelle ...

08 Jan 2024 at 15:37

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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 ...

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 ...

17 Nov 2025 at 18:38

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