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Survivors and victims of domestic abuse are to be exempted from immigration registration fees. Regulations signed into effect by the minister of state for migration, Colm Brophy, will waive the €300 fee in order to remove a financial barrier to leaving an abusive relationship.

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Governments should not lose sight of their human rights obligations when negotiating deals to transfer asylum, return and border control functions to other countries, the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner has warned. Michael O'Flaherty made the remarks today as he published a new report,

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Plans to limit asylum seekers' access to legal advice and representation are likely to be challenged in the EU courts, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The rights body has today published its initial analysis of the general scheme of the International Protection Bill 2025, wh

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Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan attended a two-day meeting with his European counterparts in Luxembourg last week to discuss a range of issues including enhancing the internal security of the European Union; managing migration and increasing returns; and combatting serious and organised crime

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Deportation orders have been enforced against 35 people, including five children, who have been removed from Ireland to Nigeria by charter flight. Last night's operation was the third conducted since the recommencement of charter flights for deportations in February and the first such flight destine

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Dia Silverstein has announced the opening of a new immigration law firm in Douglas, Cork. Dia Silverstein Solicitors serves an ever-increasing demand for high-quality immigration legal services in Cork including applications for naturalisation, foreign birth registration, join family visas, internat

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Keir Starmer has announced a major crackdown on immigration to the UK in order to end what he called an "experiment in open borders". Echoing the language of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in the wake of his triumph in recent English local elections, Mr Starmer today said his new approach to immigrat

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Trinidad and Tobago nationals will be required to have a visa before travelling to or through Ireland under changes aimed at bringing Ireland into closer alignment with the UK visa regime. The changes take effect from today, 12 May 2025, though transitional arrangements are in place for those who al

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Dozens of people have been removed from Ireland to Georgia in the second deportation charter flight carried out since their resumption earlier this year. A total of 39 Georgian nationals were returned on the flight which left Dublin Airport on Wednesday night and landed in Tbilisi, Georgia Thur

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A new online employment permits system has been launched by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The new system, launched today, aims to deliver an improved customer experience and a more efficient and responsive service.

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Immigration solicitors in Northern Ireland have ended two months of industrial action following an agreement with the Department of Justice. Members of the Immigration Practitioners' Group (IPG) withdraw services at the beginning of February in a dispute over remuneration.

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Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has recruited Nick Bennett as an associate in the firm's employment and immigration department. Mr Bennett has been practising as an immigration solicitor since 2019 and brings over 12 years' experience in immigration services to the firm, having spent time working

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Jim O'Callaghan yesterday attended a UK government summit aimed at improving international co-ordination to tackle "organised immigration crime". Representatives from more than 40 countries attended the London event, hosted by the UK prime minister Keir Starmer and home secretary Yvette Cooper.

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