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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

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 Benn added that to jeopardise the ...

26 Aug 2025 at 19:22

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Derry Court: Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting a female in local bar

Derry Magistrate's Court heard today that a man who is in the city while his application for asylum is being processed is accused of sexually assaulting a female in a local bar. Weldu Feshazion (31) with an address in Argyle Street in ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:49

Northern Ireland

Claims over post-Brexit ‘pork pie’ deal challenged after Belfast asylum ruling

Assurances post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland only applied to “pork pies and technical standards” have been challenged in Parliament after a court struck down a key asylum law. It has been warned at Westminster the ruling ...

15 May 2024 at 17:45

Northern Ireland

Rate of asylum seekers granted refugee status ‘putting strain on social housing’

A three-fold increase in the rate of asylum seekers being granted refugee status in Northern Ireland has placed strain on the social housing system, MLAs have been told A UK-wide change to immigration policy designed to clear the ...

01 May 2024 at 17:48

Northern Ireland

‘Broken’ immgration system spilling over into tensions in NI, DUP minister says

The UK’s “broken” immigration system is spilling over into tensions in communities in Northern Ireland, a Stormont minister has said. Education Minister Paul Givan made the comments as unionist politicians have asked for further ...

21 Aug 2025 at 13:47

Northern Ireland

Thousands of migrants eligible for Rwanda scheme not reporting to Home Office

Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal, 2,145 “continue to report to ...

30 Apr 2024 at 07:36

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 around St. ...

28 Apr 2024 at 12:15

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 ...

26 Apr 2024 at 14:15

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 of ...

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 a ...

29 Apr 2024 at 10:51

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