These are my brief opening remarks for the International Literature Festival Dublin event, Write Here with Melatu Uche Okorie and … More
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Blog Symposium 3: The Right to Work for Asylum Seekers & the EU Reception Directive
The key impetus for Ireland’s proposed opt-in to the EU Reception Directive was the Supreme Court decision that determined Ireland’s … More
Blog Symposium 1: Ireland & the EU Reception Directive: Why Now?
All this week on the blog, I am devoting special analysis to the Government’s commitment to opt-in to the EU’s … More
New Publication: #DirectProvision14 No Place to Call Home
Following on from Human Rights in Ireland’s marking of 14 Years of Direct Provision in Ireland (see all posts here), along … More
The Ombudsman & Direct Provision
Yesterday, the Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly launched a well reasoned critique of the direct provision system (news coverage here and all Human Rights in Ireland’s posts on … 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
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