Yesterday, three families of asylum seekers were granted leave to challenge the system of direct provision in the High Court. In a blog post … More
Category: Irish Law
Direct Provision: Minister Shatter Responds (and Paging Minister Burton)
Yesterday (October 9 2013) in the Dáil, the Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter TD responded to Carl O’ Brien’s series of articles on the … More
Closing Our Eyes: Irish Society & Direct Provision
Direct provision is front page news in Ireland today (08 October 2013) Carl O’Brien has a number of pieces (here, here, here and here) in today’s … More
Ireland’s Asylum & Direct Provision System under the Spotlight in Northern Ireland
Today (August 14 2013), the High Court of Northern Ireland in Belfast issued a decision that could have a knock … More
Edward Snowden, Asylum & Ireland
It has been reported in the media this morning that Edward Snowden has “applied for” asylum in Ireland, along with applications to … More
Challenging Illegality: Direct Provision, Social Welfare Law & Asylum Seekers in Ireland
The Office of the Ombudsman has recently played a significant role in highlighting maladministration in the operation of our social welfare legal … More
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