Donegal TD Thomas Pringle spoke recently about the cultural benefits Asylum Seekers will bring to Letterkenny on foot of a new direct provision centre in the town. While he didn't give any examples or explain what benefits exactly , as someone who has lived with a Direct Provision centre

A new Accommodation Centre for Asylum Seekers consisting of Sixty , two and three Bed Apartments has been announced for the Port Road in Letterkenny , Co Donegal . Its expected the Asylum Seekers numbering some 350 people will begin moving into the Apartments on the Port Road in the

A caller to the Niall Boylan show that worked in the Asylum System in Ireland for 18 years has said the system is being abused and says only a very small number of the people he saw were genuine asylum seekers The amount of abuse I've seen in

Claire Quinn who lives on the Donegal Derry border speaks against direct provision centre in her area . Statistics from the Department of Justice show that between 2001 to 2016 out of 54,000 asylum applications only 8% were deemed genuine refugees following face to face interviews with applicants

A distraught Mother in Cork has made public her telephone conversation to Macroom Garda station in Cork about a prostitution ring being operated from the Riverside Park Direct Provision Centre for asylum seekers on the Millstreet road. The mother said women from the direct provision centre are having sex in

Statistics from the Reception and Integration Agency show the vast majority of Asylum Seekers arrive at Dublin Airport from Safe Countries . Many arrive at Dublin Airport from the UK . In turn , those arriving in the UK arrive from France . Both Safe Countries. Under Article

Black History Month takes place in just Five Countries around the World . It was started in the USA by students at Kent State University Ohio and spread to the UK , Canada , the Netherlands and recently Ireland . In the USA and Canada it takes place in February

The Department of Justice has announced a new Direct Provision centre for Asylum Seekers will open in the heart of Galway City this September. The centre located in the Dominick Street area of the city will house up to 140 asylum seekers who will begin moving in this month.

52 year old Nigerian Man Emmanual Adeniji who raped an elderly Nursing home resident with Alzheimer's in her bed during the Covid-19 lockdown in April , had entered the country illegally in the year 2000 without a valid passport . The Sunday World has revealed that Mr Adeniji subsequently lodged

The Department of Justice has announced that the Rosslare Port Lodge Hotel in Wexford will open as Direct Provision Centre for asylum seekers in the coming weeks . The Port Lodge Hotel located in the Sunny Seaside resort of Rosslare will accommodate one hundred Asylum Seekers and provide independent living facilities to residents .

Figures from the Department of Justice show Asylum applications at a 16 year high with some 4,700 asylum applications in 2019.The top 5 Countries of Origin for Asylum Seekers entering Ireland were Albania , Georgia , Zimbabwe , Nigeria and South Africa with most asylum seekers arriving at Dublin Airport

A recent YouTube video from a young woman living in Sweden, both moved me and made me ask the question, just how long will it be before Ireland experiences similar crimes and governmental cover ups? I happened upon the page of a Swedish young woman

The national framework plan 2040 , commonly referred to as the Ireland 2040 plan is a government plan to double the population of Irish Towns and Cities . The plan estimates an increase of 1 million people in population growth by 2040 . Half of this number will come through Immigration .

Clare Lodge in Ennis will become the third Direct Provision Centre in County Clare . The Department of Justice has confirmed that the hotel will re-open its doors to asylum seekers with 65 adults set to arrive shortly in the town. The two other centres in Clare are Knockalisheen in

The state has paid out € 1.2 Billion of public money on accommodation for asylum seekers since the year 2000 . The system of accommodation known as the Direct Provision system began in the year 2000 with 1 centre at the former holiday resort known as Mosney in Co Meath , and

Letter to Editor 20-11-2019 Dear Editor , I just wanted to write to you about asylum seekers and direct provision. Figures from the department of Justice show there were 3,762

A Proposal by Green Party TD Eamon Ryan , to increase the population of Ireland by 3.4 million suggesting we "bring in people as refugees in scale" would seriously damage the environment . In an address to the Dail , Mr Ryan says "we have to start planning for

The following account appeared in the Irish Times on 14 August 2000 I am a Nigerian priest who came to Dublin from Rome a couple of weeks ago to study. Shortly after my arrival in Dublin I was asked: "Are you a refugee?" I replied: "No, I am not, I

Speaking at an oireachtas debate on Wednesday 18 May 2005 (Select committee on Justice and Equality) the then Justice Minister Michael McDowell said the committee .. "have no idea whatsoever of the complete rubbish in the stories that people come up with in order to get into Ireland" .."If Irish

Locals in Carrickmacross , Co Monaghan hold outdoor public meeting to discuss ongoing migrant problems in the town and Direct Provision.