Concerns over payments to hoteliers housing refugees Concerns have been raised that hoteliers "across the country" are still waiting months to be paid for providing food and accommodation to Ukrainian refugees. Ireland • 13 Jan
Refugee housing services under real pressure - O'Gorman A substantial number of people sought international protection in Ireland last year, which put real pressure on accommodation services, according to the Minister for Children, … Ireland • 03 Jan
Govt commitment to end DP 'knocked sideways' by Covid The Chairperson of Advisory Group on Direct Provision has called for a public discussion on the treatment of refugees in Ireland. Ireland • 07 Dec 22
'We have to be vigilant' over asylum process - Martin Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Dáil that "we have to be vigilant" over abuses of the asylum process. Ireland • 23 Nov 22
Use of tourist beds for refugees could cost sector €1bn An "over-reliance" by the Government on the use of tourist accommodation to house refugees and asylum seekers could cost the tourism industry up to €1 … Business • 17 Nov 22
Refugees told they must leave hotel accommodation Hundreds of people currently accommodated at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Northwood in north Dublin, have received letters to say that they will have to … Ireland • 28 Oct 22
Govt 'will do everything' to avoid refugees on streets Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government will "do everything we possibly can to avoid and to prevent" Ukrainian refugees sleeping on the streets due … Ireland • 21 Oct 22
Amsterdam to host 1,000 refugees on cruise ship The Dutch capital Amsterdam has said it would house at least 1,000 asylum seekers on a cruise liner after an overcrowding crisis at migrant centres … World • 30 Aug 22
Ukrainian teens scoop summer jobs in ice cream kiosk A group of Ukrainian teenagers who were struggling to find summer jobs are now running an ice cream kiosk in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ukraine • 22 Jul 22
Ukraine refugees will be housed in tents 'for a week' Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman has said that Ukrainian refugees housed in tented accommodation in Gormanston will stay there for "a maximum of a week". Ireland • 18 Jul 22
Home repairs under way in Cork for Ukrainian refugees Work is underway to renovate six houses for Ukrainian families in Mitchelstown, Co Cork, thanks to donations of almost a quarter of a million euro … Regional • 07 Jul 22
Hotel scenes prompt fears of a two-tier asylum system In response to photos and video posted on social media at the weekend, the Co-Founder of the Movement for Asylum Seekers in Ireland visited the … Ireland • 13 Jun 22
Club criticises FAI procedures for Ukrainian refugees A small amateur soccer club in Co Clare has launched a stinging criticism of the Football Association of Ireland's procedures around facilitating the playing of … Regional • 10 Jun 22
10 most neglected refugee crises around the world The speed and scale of the response in European Union and NATO countries to the crisis in Ukraine shows what is possible in times of … Climate Change • 01 Jun 22
Call for collaboration between charities and State Just over 60% of Irish charities and community groups have provided support services to over 33,000 Ukrainian refugees in Ireland, according to a survey of … Ireland • 01 Jun 22
5,700 empty homes offered for Ukrainian refugees The Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross Liam O'Dwyer has said 5,700 empty homes have been offered as accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Ireland • 15 Apr 22
Sporting organisations asked to accommodate refugees The Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers has written to sporting organisations in light of the large number of refugees arriving from Ukraine. Ukraine • 14 Apr 22
'Menu of options' needed on refugee accommodation The Minister for Housing has met with construction and property experts to identify ways to accommodate Ukrainians arriving in Ireland. Ireland • 11 Apr 22
Fresh trauma with each arrival across Ukraine's border A group of Ukrainian refugees are huddled around a temporary information stand in Košice train station. There is a sense of urgency and their faces … World • 08 Apr 22
UN says 'tragedy must stop' as 4.1m Ukrainians flee The number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war in their country has crossed 4.1 million, the United Nations said today, adding: "This tragedy must stop". Ukraine • 01 Apr 22
Emotional first meeting in Dublin for Ukrainian women Two Ukrainian women whose worlds collided during the early days of the Russian invasion of their homeland have met face-to-face for the first time in … Ukraine • 14 Mar 22
Attack on Ethiopia refugee camp kills 5, UN Fighting in northern Ethiopia's Afar region has "engulfed" a camp housing refugees from neighbouring Eritrea, killing five and forcing thousands to flee, the UN said … World • 18 Feb 22
Refugee arrivals resume after pandemic hold-up Twenty-eight unaccompanied child refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos are due travel to Ireland shortly. World • 30 Jun 21
Pandemic making it harder for refugees to rebuild lives The UNHCR in Ireland has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made it much harder for refugees to resettle here, with arrivals over the last two … News • 20 Jun 21
Global displacement from war, crises doubles in decade The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to over … World • 18 Jun 21
