Irish stories
Facing up to asylum in Ireland
06 July 2005
DUBLIN, Ireland, July 6 (UNHCR) – Visitors to the Ilac Centre, one of Dublin's main public libraries, are showing great interest in a unique and eye-catching exhibition portraying the lives of asylum seekers in Ireland.
Ireland to resettle more refugees, says Minister
06 July 2005
DUBLIN, Ireland, July 6 (UNHCR) – Visitors to the Ilac Centre, one of Dublin's main public libraries, are showing great interest in a unique and eye-catching exhibition portraying the lives of asylum seekers in Ireland.
Irish government consults refugees on integration for the first time
07 October 2004
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct 7 (UNHCR) – A milestone in Ireland's effort to integrate refugees was reached earlier this week when the government's Reception & Integration Agency held direct consultations with 50 refugees for the first time on steps to support their integration.
UNHCR urges Ireland to resettle more refugees 25 years after first Vietnamese arrive
30 June 2004
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 24 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has urged Ireland to resettle more refugees as the country celebrates World Refugee Day and the 25th anniversary of the first resettlement of Vietnamese refugees.
Ireland grants refugees and asylum seekers right to vote
30 April 2004
DUBLIN, Ireland, April 30 (UNHCR) – Refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland will be eligible to vote for the first time in local elections on June 11 this year, following uncertainty based on the lack of recognition of their identity documents.
Lubbers launches UN appeal in Dublin; Government pledges 6.7m euros
20 November 2003
DUBLIN, Nov 20 (UNHCR) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, has marked his first visit to Ireland by launching the Irish leg of a global appeal by the United Nations for $3 billion to meet the needs of some 45 million people in 21 of the world's most serious crises.
“Invisible”, but refugee women play key integration role
09 April 2003
DUBLIN, Ireland (UNHCR) – Sarah is a "seasoned" refugee, having fled for her life twice in the last 20 years. But when it comes to public recognition, she feels that refugee women like herself are often invisible.
In the 1980s, her Tutsi family escaped the civil war in Rwanda and sought refuge in Uganda, where she was later naturalised. She married at a young age, but as a result of her husband's political activities, was "harassed and threatened" by the authorities in Uganda, prompting her to flee again.