An opinion of Advocate General de la Tour issued today (03/09/2020) has determined that Ireland is violating EU law on … More
Category: Law & Politics
Excluding Asylum Seekers from Pandemic Unemployment Payment
N.B. With the coming into force of the Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2020 on 05 August 2020, asylum seekers … More
Institutional Impulses in Ireland
The Ombudsman for Children’s report on testimonies from children living in family hubs provides yet further evidence of Ireland’s impulse … More
Enhancing the rights of asylum seekers in Budget 2019
The Budget 2019 proposed increase in a weekly payment to persons seeking asylum in the direct provision system, is the … More
Women, Home and Economic Necessity: Retaining or Repealing Article 41.2
It looks likely that there will be two referenda in October, one dealing with Article 41.2 of the Irish Constitution, … More
Effective Access to the Irish Labour Market for Asylum Seekers
These are my speaking notes for the presentation I gave at the Irish Refugee Council & ECRE conference Ireland’s opt-in to … More
Liam Thornton 