Immigration

An agreement has been reached in mediation between a number of Government departments and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) in a case relating to human trafficking and labour exploitation on the Irish fishing fleet. The ITF brought High Court proceedings seeking an immediate mora

Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, will launch a new three-year strategy tomorrow as it marks the formal opening of its new Cork premises. The rights group has also unveiled a new logo and mobile-friendly website which was developed following funding from the EU Asylum, Migration and Integ

Ireland's re-entry visa system will be abolished with effect from next month, the Government announced today. Under the system, visa-required nationals who live in Ireland and who wish to travel to and from the country have been obliged to apply for a re-entry visa in advance of travel.

Revised UK immigration rules go "against the grain" of the Good Friday Agreement because they remove the right of Irish citizens in Northern Ireland to be treated as EU nationals, human rights chiefs have warned. Les Allamby, chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC)

Two people who came to Ireland as refugees but subsequently naturalised as Irish citizens have failed in their court bid to access the family reunification scheme. Ms Justice Marie Baker, sitting in the Court of Appeal, today handed down judgment in the test cases ‘MAM’ and ‘KN&rsq

Indefinite immigration detention should be brought to an end and there should be greater judicial oversight of the system as the Home Office has demonstrated a "shockingly cavalier" attitude in its approach to immigration detention and has overseen serious failings in almost every area of the i

The spouses and partners of highly-skilled workers coming to Ireland from outside the EEA will now have immediate and full access to the Irish labour market without the need for an employment permit. The new "streamlined" process was jointly announced today by Business Minister Heather Humphreys and

Plans to deploy immigration officials to Dublin's lead homelessness agency have been approved by Cabinet. The move was agreed by ministers last Tuesday because of an increase in the number of non-EU nationals presenting as homeless, the Sunday Independent reports.

The head of Ireland's International Protection Office (IPO) has been elected to chair the management board of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). David Costello, deputy chair of the management board since 2015, will take up the new post for a three-year term.

Northern Ireland should have its own shortage occupation list to support the local manufacturing and agri-food sectors, solicitor Conor McCrory has said. Speaking at a Brexit panel discussion this week, Mr McCrory, business immigration associate at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, pointed to the fact a Scotla

A hotel which was earmarked as a possible Direct Provision centre has been subjected to an arson attack for the second time in five weeks. Repairs to the Shannon Key West Hotel in Rooskey, which was attacked last month, had just been completed when it was set on fire again last night.

Draft legislation to restore the right to citizenship to all children born in Ireland will not proceed past the second stage in the Dáil after Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan told TDs yesterday that the Government would refuse a money message for the bill. The Irish Nationality and Citizens

Immigration and asylum lawyers have told Irish Legal News that a new practice direction issued by the president of the High Court is "unworkable". The new direction, issued by Mr Justice Peter Kelly on 17 December, places a significant burden on solicitors to include additional information in applic

Draft legislation to restore the right to citizenship to all children born in Ireland will be debated in the Dáil on Thursday. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Restoration of Birthright Citizenship) Bill 2017, brought by Solidarity TD Paul Murphy, would repeal sections 6(a) and 6(b) of

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors has hosted a Brexit roundtable on behalf of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Home Office.