Immigration

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.