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We wish you a happy 2012.
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Asylum request rejections 'too high'
The Irish Times - 5 Jan. 2012: Ireland’s low rate of acceptance of asylum applications largely explains the continuing drop in asylum seekers coming here in recent years, according to advocacy groups. Responding to figures which show asylum applications fell by one-third last year, the Irish Refugee Council and the Spiritan Asylum Service Initiative (Spirasi) called on Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to improve conditions for the 5,400 asylum seekers awaiting decisions. Read more |
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Court limits right of EU states to send asylum seekers to state of first entry
22 Dec 2011: An Irish Times Article by CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs Editor reports that an asylum seeker may not be sent back to the first EU member state he landed in from outside the EU if he risks being subjected to inhuman treatment there, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. Read more. |
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Fall in asylum seekers linked to recession and tougher controls
4 Jan 2012: An article by PAUL CULLEN of the Irish Times Political Staff reports that Ireland has lost its appeal as a haven for asylum seekers, with a fall of one-third in the numbers coming here to seek protection last year. Read more |
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Work for Integration in Cork City recognised. At the Diverse Ireland Award ceremony held in Dublin on the 14th of December, work for integration in Cork City was acknowledged and praised.
This year over 300 organisations and individuals were nominated in the ten categories that awards are made in. In all 83 people were nominated for Individual awards and of the four shortlisted for final selection two came from Cork City. They were Sgt Trevor Laffan who is responsible for Community Policing in Cork City and Fr Angelo Lafferty SMA, Director of Cois Tine. In the end the award was given to Trevor Laffan in recognition of his and the Garda Siochana's efforts to promote integration. Well done to him and to the other members of the Community Garda Team based in Anglesea St. Station, especially, Trish Riordan, Conor O'Mahony and Brendan Mills.
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