About Us 
EMN Ireland is the Irish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network and is part of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
Recent Publications
Data management in the international protection procedure in Ireland
This study maps how data are collected during the international protection procedure in Ireland.
Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2019: Ireland
The Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2019: Ireland provides an overview of trends, policy developments and significant debates in the area of migration and international protection during 2019 in Ireland.
Pathways to citizenship through naturalisation in Ireland
Ireland has more favourable conditions for acquiring citizenship by naturalisation than many EU MS but processing challenges exist.
Latest News
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14 Sep 2021
EU-level EMN website undergoing maintenance
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13 Sep 2021
Short stay entry visa processing resumes
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01 Sep 2021
Immigration decreases by nearly 24% in year to April 2021
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23 Aug 2021
Processing of international protection applications from Afghan nationals to be expedited
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04 Aug 2021
Data used in processing asylum claims mapped in new ESRI/EMN Ireland research
Resources & Events
Supporting Integration: Access to Citizenship in Ireland and in the EU
This EMN Ireland/ESRI conference took place via Zoom on Tuesday 8th December 2020.
Legislation
View overview chart of single application process under International Protection Act 2015. New summaries of relevant legislation added.
EMN Glossary Term
Trafficking in Human Beings: The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or reception of persons, including the exchange or transfer of control over those persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.
Source(s)
View the online EMN Glossary which includes over 500 migration-related terms in Member State (+Norway) languages.
For more information about the EMN Glossary, view the one-pager here
Case Law
See summaries of recent case law, such as Damache v Minister for Justice and Jones v Minister for Justice.
Ad Hoc Queries
Read comparative summaries of EMN ad hoc queries on asylum and migration matters of relevance to policy development in Member States.
