Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has compared the far right to the far left in the Dáil after being asked to admit to his government’s failings in
Tag: Direct Provision
Vigils held in Dublin to express solidarity with US protestors and demand end to direct provision
Vigils have been held in Dublin to express solidarity with protestors in the US following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police
COVID-19 has shown that profits are more important than the lives of asylum seekers
When COVID-19 hit Ireland the government seemed to falter in its response. It acted slowly and not tenaciously enough when it finally decided to act.
Groups organise lockdown banner drop to demand leave to remain for asylum seekers and migrants
Grassroots groups in Ireland the UK have organised a lockdown banner drop to call for the ending of the detention of asylum seekers. Due to
Asylum seekers say ‘social distancing is impossible to observe’ in direct provision
A group representing asylum seekers in Ireland has attacked the government for its “discriminatory response” towards them in dealing with COVID-19. The Movement of Asylum
Editorial – Defeating the coronavirus won’t be a victory if we forget those most at risk
In the last week we’ve seen the rapidness at which the coronavirus has been able to spread across the country. But this is just the
Editorial – Violence that targets minorities is nothing new and Ireland isn’t immune to it
Yesterday, 15 March, marked the first anniversary of the attacks on two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which left 51 people dead and 49 injured.
Germany’s deradicalisation programmes have had some success. Do we need them in Ireland?
Besides exposing, deplatforming and publicly opposing their rallies, an often overlooked but crucial part of dealing with the far right is deradicalisation. As of now
Editorial – Facebook continues to be a battleground in far-right organising against asylum seekers
As soon as it was announced that a direct provision centre was to be located in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, the now familiar pattern once again
Anti-direct provision protest group reported to the gardaí due to racist comments
A Facebook group which was set up to protest against a direct provision centre has been reported to the gardaí for racism. The group, Tullamore
Editorial – In spite of far-right rhetoric refugees deserve ‘a place of welcome’ here
Last week president Michael D. Higgins called on people to remember the history of Ireland. This history involved the forced emigration of millions of ancestors
Ireland’s president reminds people they have ‘a duty’ to ‘create a place of welcome’ for refugees
Ireland’s president has argued that refugees have been treated “with indifference” by some countries. Michael D. Higgins went on to argue that we have “a