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Irish government ‘confirms’ no police being sent to NI border

Ireland’s Government has “confirmed” there will be no Irish police deployed to the border on the island, the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) said. The Northern Ireland Secretary and the Irish deputy prime minister held a phone call on Wednesday ...

02 May 2024 at 10:00

Northern Ireland

Sunak: Migrants going to Ireland shows Rwanda plan’s deterrent effect working

Rishi Sunak said claims the Rwanda plan is causing an influx of migrants into Ireland show its deterrent effect is working. “The deterrent is … already having an impact because people are worried about coming here,” the Prime Minister said. ...

27 Apr 2024 at 23:08

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 the Home ...

30 Apr 2024 at 07:36

National News

Irish premier says ‘of course’ police will not be sent to NI border

The Irish premier has reiterated his Government’s position that police will not be sent to the Northern Ireland border amid an ongoing diplomatic row which saw UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seeking “urgent clarification” on the matter....

01 May 2024 at 19:32

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

National News

Don’t send police to border, Sunak tells Dublin amid asylum row

The Prime Minister has urged the Irish government not to send police into border areas amid a row over asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland into the Republic. Rishi Sunak said the Irish government “must uphold its ...

01 May 2024 at 18:14

National News

Irish government ‘confirms’ no police being sent to NI border

01 May 2024 at 23:15

Northern Ireland

Ireland won’t be ‘loophole’ for other countries’ migration issues – Harris

Irish premier Simon Harris has said Ireland will not “provide a loophole for anybody else’s migration challenges”, while the UK Government rejected the Republic’s bid to return asylum seekers in a deepening of the ...

28 Apr 2024 at 22:48

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 ...

30 Apr 2024 at 14:34

Northern Ireland

Idea Ireland could join Rwanda scheme ‘more satire than news’, says Taoiseach

Ireland’s premier has described a suggestion that his government could sign up to the UK’s Rwanda scheme as “more satire than news”. Simon Harris dismissed the idea as he made clear Ireland would pursue its ...

03 May 2024 at 12:50

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

Sunak ‘not interested’ in asylum seeker returns deal with Ireland

Rishi Sunak rejected the idea of accepting the return of asylum seekers from Ireland amid concerns the UK Government’s Rwanda policy was driving the flow of migrants across the border with the republic. ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:23

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