Laura Fletcher

A spokesperson for the Department of Integration confirmed that the families moved in on 14 June

Ukrainian families move into Cork modular homes

Some 33 Ukrainian families have moved into a new modular housing development in Mahon, Co Cork.

ECHR issued ruling in case of two mothers living in direct provision in Ireland

ECHR rules no breach over child benefit decision

The ECHR has found that the non-payment of child benefit to two mothers living in direct provision was not in breach of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Ireland • 22 Jun 23

The protesters are seeking emergency funding from the Government

Apartment owners hold 24-hour protest over home defects

A group of apartment owners living with fire-safety or other defects in their Dublin homes are holding a 24-hour protest at Leinster House, calling for emergency interim measures to be made available.

Ireland • 22 Jun 23

At least 70 bed spaces in the properties have not yet been put into use (File image)

Refurbished properties house 230 Ukrainian refugees

Around 230 Ukrainians have moved into five recently refurbished buildings completed under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Project.

Ireland • 19 Jun 23

Riona Lynch, a resident of Ashbourne, recorded a video of the weather event - which looks like a mini-twister that does not touch the ground - from her home

Watch: Funnel cloud spotted in sky over Meath

A funnel cloud has been spotted in the sky over Ashbourne, Co Meath, this afternoon.

Ireland • 18 Jun 23

Aaron Keating died after the attack, which took place on Main Street in Ongar

Teenage boy charged with murder after Dublin stabbing

A 17-year-old boy has appeared before Dublin Children's Court charged with the murder of Aaron Keating in Ongar in Dublin on Tuesday evening.

Ireland • 16 Jun 23

Asylum seekers in tents at the International Protection Office in Dublin last month

Govt: Newly arrived asylum seekers will be offered beds

For the first time since 24 January the Department of Integration has confirmed that all newly arrived asylum seekers will once again be offered accommodation when they present seeking international protection.

Ireland • 15 Jun 23

Minister of State James Browne attended the meeting in Luxembourg where the deal was reached

Ireland yet to adopt EU asylum seeker hosting deal

Ireland has welcomed an agreement on a long-stalled revision of the EU's rules to share the hosting of asylum seekers more equitably, but has yet to decide if it will opt in.

Politics • 09 Jun 23

It took until September 2020 before the European Commission proposed a 'New Pact on Migration and Asylum' to introduce a permanent mechanism to relocate asylum-seekers across the bloc (file image)

EU's 'historic' asylum seeker hosting deal explained

A deal agreed in Luxembourg last night has been billed as a "hugely significant step" and a way to "modernise the EU's rulebook for asylum and migration".

World • 09 Jun 23

Homeless asylum seekers near the International Protection Office in Dublin last month

Vouchers for homeless asylum seekers issued weeks late

The Department of Integration has confirmed that a weekly €50 voucher for homeless asylum seekers was only rolled out weeks after it had claimed it was already in place.

Ireland • 07 Jun 23