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IN PICTURES: Derry six a side brings refugees and community groups together

The Mayor of Derry, Councillor Patricia Logue with participants at the 6 A Side Football tournament promoting integration and support for asylum seekers and refugees at Ulster University Shared Village, Derry. The event was co-ordinated by People ...

12 Feb 2024 at 13:43

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Causeway Council’s Good Relation team hosts information event for those seeking refuge

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has hosted another information event for those living in the area, who are seeking asylum. The event, held in Portrush Town Hall, saw representatives from community and voluntary groups, churches, ...

03 Jul 2024 at 15:54

Derry News

Foyle MLA Ferguson slams Home Office for removing Derry asylum seekers

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA, Ciara Ferguson, has slammed the British Home Office over the treatment of asylum seekers in Derry. Ms Ferguson's comments came after 17 individuals were told they were being moved to new accommodation in Scotland on ...

24 May 2022 at 10:41

Northern Ireland

Too early to say if Ireland is experiencing impact of Rwanda plan, No 10 says

It is too early to jump to conclusions about the impact of the Rwanda plan, Downing Street has said, after the Irish Government claimed it was causing an influx of migrants into the Republic. Deputy Irish premier Micheal Martin said ...

26 Apr 2024 at 14:15

Northern Ireland

Staff working with children in NI asylum hotels ‘not checked or trained’

Staff working with children and vulnerable adults in asylum accommodation in Northern Ireland have not undergone checks or training, a report has found. An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with children ...

29 Feb 2024 at 18:36

Northern Ireland

Provisions of Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in NI, judge rules

A judge has ruled that provisions of the UK’s Illegal Migration Act should be disapplied in Northern Ireland, as they undermine human rights protections guaranteed in the region under post-Brexit arrangements. Mr Justice ...

13 May 2024 at 19:18

Parliament

UK Government has not investigated claims on asylum seekers in Ireland, MPs hear

The Government has not investigated whether claims that asylum seekers entering Ireland from the UK are true, despite flagging them as evidence of the deterrent effect of the Rwanda plan. Last week, Ireland’s Justice ...

30 Apr 2024 at 14:34

National News

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 ...

16 Jul 2024 at 16:01

National News

'TWICE AS BAD' - Labour TD lashes out at Government 'PR stunt' as Mount Street situation worsens

Labour Party TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has recorded a video of the worsening makeshift asylum seeker campsite at Mount Street in Dublin, which he has said is "twice as bad" after the "PR stunt" to move residents ...

28 Apr 2024 at 12:15

Northern Ireland

Asylum seekers not reporting to Home Office ‘will be found’, vows minister

Asylum seekers who have stopped reporting to the Home Office after being earmarked for deportation to Rwanda “will be found”, a Cabinet minister has said. According to a Government document, only 2,143 out ...

30 Apr 2024 at 14:09

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 ...

29 Apr 2024 at 10:51

Northern Ireland

Farage ‘hasn’t got the faintest idea’ of consequences of leaving ECHR, says Benn

Nigel Farage “hasn’t the faintest idea of the consequences” of removing the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) from the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said. Mr ...

26 Aug 2025 at 19:22

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