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What refugees? I don’t see any

A critical look at Ireland’s response to the refugee crisis

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COMMENT  Ireland to date has only managed to meet 7.8% of its promised refugee resettlement quota. The Irish Refugee Protection Programmes (IRPP) was established in September 2015 in response to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.

The Department of Justice and …

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Students told of direct provision horrors

Staff target asylum seekers in direct provision centres, Irish Refugee Council CEO says.

4226044_orignewsAn asylum seeker who enquired about his transfer from an initial direct provision centre in Dublin to another centre in Sligo was jeered by a Department of Justice official who called out “Sligo, Sligo, Sligo,” Sue Conlan, the CEO of …