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
Detention and alternatives to detention can be used for immigration-related purposes in Ireland.
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.
Latest News
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06 Dec 2021
New scheme to regularise long-term undocumented migrants will open in January 2022
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24 Nov 2021
Failure to hold a valid passport and/or visa among the main reasons for immigration detention in Ireland
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16 Nov 2021
Changes to immigration system announced
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01 Nov 2021
Changes to the employment permit systems announced
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29 Sep 2021
Afghan Admission Programme approved by Government
Resources & Events
EMN Ireland/ESRI webinar- Immigration detention and alternatives: Ireland and the EU
Date: Wednesday 24 November 2021, 14:00-15:30
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.
