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Direct Provision
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Inside Direct Provision: Interview with an asylum seeker
The Socialist spoke to Emine Ertas, a Kurdish asylum seeker from Turkey, about her experiences as an asylum…
White Paper: “Reformed” and repackaged but still Direct Provision
By Conor Tormey On Friday 26 February, Green Party TD and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and…
Solidarity with Direct Provision protest in Cahersiveen
By Colm McCarthy A campaign by Direct Provision (DP) residents of the Skellig Star Hotel in Cahersiveen County…
The roots and realities of racism in Irish society
By Manus Lenihan and Myriam Poizat Mass protests of young and working-class people have spread across the US in…
Covid-19: Direct Provision system putting lives in danger
By Shane Finnan The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the surface existing inequalities and oppression within our society,…
Housing crisis in a pandemic
By Andrea Murray Covid-19 has plunged the world into a situation of unparalleled uncertainty and anxiety, for none…
End Direct Provision: Right to work for refugees must be granted
By Fiona Ryan The Right to Work campaign is centred around the need for asylum seekers to be…
Institutionalised state racism: Direct Provision must go
By Councillor Fiona Ryan On Tuesday 15 November, after a gruelling 35 day hunger strike, a Kurdish resident…
