In 2022, after Ireland emerged from COVID-related restrictions, 13,651 international protection applications (also known as asylum applications) were lodged, representing a 186% increase from 2019 (the last comparable year before Covid-19). No single nationality dominated the increase, making it unclear why such an increase had occurred. The trend was unusual because, while applications also increased in the EU as a … Read More
What caused the large increase in international protection applications in Ireland in 2022?
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Author(s): | Keire Murphy and Dervla Potter |
Publisher: | The Economic and Social Research Institute |
Publication Date: | 29 May 2024 |