Europe without Borders: a detailed history of the Schengen system - Skilful account of a tense balancing of freedoms
Book breaks new ground by revealing the abiding strains over Schengen’s construction and operation
Immigration
Stories about immigration, migrants of all types into Ireland
Belgian police face backlash after 11-year-old on e-scooter killed in chase through park
Death of Fabian prompts fresh anger over police treatment of immigrant communities in Brussels
State to purchase Citywest hotel for €148m and use it as asylum seeker accommodation
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says decision represents value with sum to be clawed back over a period of four years due to savings
The housing crisis could erode Ireland’s middle class to a point of collapse
It’s a profound insult to our national dignity that so many people no longer feel they have any prospect of owning their own home
US democracy is in danger, but what about Ireland?
‘The greatest threat to Irish democracy comes from a sense that it is not delivering materially for people’
PSNI given emergency Stormont cash to tackle anti-immigration riots
All parties in executive ‘on the same page’ in condemning ‘violent racism’, Michelle O’Neill said
Judge to hear California governor’s bid to block Trump from deploying troops
LA has seen days of protest over Trump’s immigration crackdown and military deployment
The DUP couldn’t have chosen a worse moment to get tough on immigration
The party may have unleashed sentiments that carry it swiftly to the right
‘Dublin 8 Says No’: Mother removes son (8) from school due to anti-immigration protests
Hearing about a knife incident in the school’s area ‘felt like American news’, says parent
Troops in LA can detain individuals, military official says, as protests spread across US
Hundreds of nationwide demonstrations planned for Saturday
LA protests: how far will Donald Trump push the limits of presidential power?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Trump defends deployment of Marines to LA amid immigration protests
Opposition to president’s immigration crackdown intensifies
Why Donald Trump is only beginning his pursuit of the ‘enemy within’
US president seeking to justify intervening anywhere with whatever means he chooses
Trump’s US travel ban on citizens from 12 countries comes into effect
US president claims the ban will protect the US from ‘foreign terrorists’
Sally Hayden on We Came By Sea: Stories of a Greater Britain - ‘It feels comforting and right to have a writer of Clare’s skill turn attention to this topic’
While Britons have been shown to be open to resettling refugees, years of demonisation has led to a mostly negative view of those crossing the Channel
National Guard arrives in LA on Trump’s orders to quell protests against immigration raids
US president announced move despite objections from California governor Gavin Newsom
Families deported to Nigeria could have left voluntarily, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan defends handling of deportation of 35 people, saying applicants from Nigeria are not guaranteed protection status
Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city
Trump orders 2,000 national guard troops to LA amid protests over immigration crackdown
Riot police and anti-ICE protesters clash in Los Angeles after immigration raids
Tense confrontation follows dozens taken into custody under Trump’s immigration crackdown
What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected?
Trump announces a new sweeping travel ban that targets citizens from more than a dozen countries
Trump signs ban on citizens entering the US from 12 countries, including Iran, Haiti and Afghanistan
US president restricts travel from seven other countries, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term
Family reunification delays having ‘devastating’ impact on refugee families
Afghan family awaiting decision on parent hiding in Pakistan live ‘every day with instability and fear’
Ukrainians in Ireland succeeding in asylum applications at twice rate of other nationalities
A total of 969 Ukrainian nationals have applied for international protection here since Russia’s invasion
EU cannot ignore what’s happening in Poland and The Netherlands
Fundamental change is not merely possible or probable; it is becoming an existential necessity
Families facing deportation are ‘at serious risk of destitution’, warns refugee council
Those subject to orders to leave country cannot work or receive state help such as allowances or medical cards
Joe O’Byrne: ‘We’re having the reactivation of the type of politics that we saw in the early 1930s’
His debut novel, The Red Orchestra in Blue, about two real-life heroes of Nazi Germany, contains warnings about ‘the perils of where we’re heading’
Geert Wilders threatens to pull party out of Dutch government over immigration reforms
Freedom Party minister wants to enact plan to cut €3.5 billion from the immigration and asylum budget
Ministers accused of giving ‘half the picture’ on refugees as more than 40% get positive decisions
Jim O’Callaghan cited 80 per cent refusal rate on ‘first instance’ decisions
‘I felt like I was his slave’: The Irish food industry’s exploitation of workers
Employment legislation breaches include working very long hours, being paid below the minimum wage, and not getting holidays due
State may struggle to carry out ‘robust’ immigration checks without access to EU’s IT system, warns report
As non-Schengen country, Ireland cannot access bloc’s database registering those travelling from non-EU nations
Ireland’s population outperforms increasingly ageing EU
Ireland’s rate of population growth is almost four times EU average of 0.4 per cent, according to Eurostat
Refugees in Ireland: is the Government getting the balance right?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Donegal man to be deported from US following driving charge after more than 15 years in Boston
Man (40) with American-born children has been living undocumented after overstaying visa waiver
Combining forces: Opposition plans to break the big two’s stranglehold on power begin to germinate
With Sinn Féin taking the lead, contact grows between parties of the left, though Labour and the Social Democrats are wary of having their identities eroded
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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