Ireland Country Report: Asylum Information Database

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The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) containing information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection in 20 countries across Europe. As a member of ECRE, the Irish Refugee Council are responsible for updating the reports on Ireland. AIDA contains national reports documenting asylum procedures, … Read More

Author(s):Irish Refugee Council
Publisher:Irish Refugee Council
Publication Date:05 Jun 2020
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://irishrefugeecouncil.eu.rit.org.uk/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=2f4bf900-e938-48a1-a5a3-550f13db9d1f
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Diverse neighbourhoods: an analysis of the residential distribution of immigrants in Ireland


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This study finds that relative to the Irish population, migrants are fairly evenly distributed across neighbourhoods in Ireland.  This is positive, as migrant integration is more challenging in places where migrants are segregated from the host population. The study examines where in Ireland migrants live, how segregated they are from the Irish-born population and the types of areas they live in. … Read More

Author(s):Éamonn Fahey, Helen Russell, Frances McGinnity, Raffaele Grotti
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:26 Jun 2019
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0488-4
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Ethnicity and nationality in the Irish labour market


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This study entitled looks at Central Statistics Office data from the Quarterly National Household Survey Equality Modules from 2004, 2010 and 2014 to capture how labour market outcomes and the experience of discrimination have changed through economic boom, recession and early recovery. The research published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity, Raffaele Grotti, Sarah Groarke, Sarah Coughlan
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:18 Dec 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0479-2
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Attitudes to Diversity in Ireland


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New research has shown that attitudes to immigration in Ireland became more negative during the recession, and are now lower than the Western European average. Personal experience and social contact are found to promote positive attitudes to immigration and migrants in Ireland. The new study entitled Attitudes to Diversity in Ireland draws on a survey of attitudes from the European … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity, Raffaele Grotti, Helen Russell and Éamonn Fahey
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute and Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Publication Date:29 Mar 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.esri.ie/pubs/BKMNEXT350.pdf
ISBN:978-0-7070-0449-5
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Immigrant student achievement and educational policy in Ireland

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Abstract Much of the existing research on educational outcomes among immigrant-origin children has been conducted in “old” immigrant-receiving countries. This chapter focuses instead on how immigrant-origin children and youth fare in a country, the Republic of Ireland, where large-scale immigration is a more recent phenomenon. What makes this case of particular interest is the fact that the immigrant population in … Read More

Author(s):Merike Darmody and Emer Smyth
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:22 Mar 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-74063-8_8
ISBN:978-3-319-74063-8
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A Threat in the Air? Perceptions of Group Discrimination in the First Years after Migration: Comparing Polish Migrants in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland

Abstract Discrimination is a problem for both minority groups and the societies in which they live. Perceived group discrimination reflects the direct experiences of immigrants but is also an indicator of reception context and social cohesion in the host country. This paper examines perceptions of group discrimination among recently migrated Polish immigrants to four Western European countries, and specifically focuses … Read More

Author(s):Frances McGinnity , Merove Gijsberts
Publisher:Sage
Publication Date:04 Apr 2016
Geographic Focus:Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Ireland
URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468796815616154
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Immigration, the Celtic Tiger and the economic crisis

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Abstract:  This article addresses the puzzle of why Ireland has proved so open to immigration. It compares responses to immigrants in the Republic of Ireland during the Celtic Tiger era and during the post-2008 economic crisis and finds no evidence of a political backlash during the latter period even though opinion polls suggest that opposition to immigration had increased and … Read More

Author(s):Bryan Fanning
Publisher:Taylor and Francis Online
Publication Date:17 Nov 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670882.2015.1112995
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Polish Immigrants and the Challenges of Political Incorporation in the Republic of Ireland

Abstract:  Poles constitute the largest immigrant community in the Republic of Ireland and, according to the 2011 census, more than 2.5 per cent of its population. Polish has become the country’s second most commonly spoken language. Notwithstanding efforts by immigrant organisations, most notably Forum Polonia, and efforts by Polish candidates to contest local government elections in 2009 and 2014, the … Read More

Author(s):Neil O'Boyle, Bryan Fanning and Viola Di Bucchianico
Publisher:Taylor and Francis Online
Publication Date:13 Nov 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07907184.2015.1109510
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Business Migration to Ireland

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This study aims to map the measures and policies that are in place to facilitate and encourage business migration from non-EEA countries to Ireland, and to examine to what extent the immigration system is ‘business friendly’. Both short-term business travel and longer-term business-related immigration are examined. The report focuses on: immigrant investors, immigrant entrepreneurs, intra-company transferees, graduate trainees and any … Read More

Author(s):Egle Gusciute, Emma Quinn and Alan Barrett
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:22 Jul 2015
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 0 7070 0386 3
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‘Everybody is Available to Them’: Support Measures for Migrant Students in Irish Secondary Schools

Abstrat  Migration to Ireland is continuing, albeit at a much slower pace, and migrant children continue to have a strong presence in Irish schools. How well these students integrate into the Irish education system depends, at least partially, on the support measures the schools have put in place for them. This article draws on the results of a large-scale empirical … Read More

Author(s):Daniel Faas, Beata Sokolowska and Merike Darmody
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:08 Jun 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00071005.2015.1049974
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Do Attitudes to Immigrants Change in Hard Times? Ireland in a European Context

Abstract The enlargement of the European Union (EU) and the subsequent global economic recession has drawn attention to individual-level attitudes towards immigrants across Europe. In this context, using the European Social Survey (ESS), we compared Irish attitudes towards immigrants with those in 12 other European countries at 3 critical moments in time – prior to large immigration flows in 2002; … Read More

Author(s):Thomas Turner and Christine Cross
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:29 Apr 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14616696.2015.1035298
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Attitudes towards Homosexuality amongst Recent Polish Migrants in Western Europe: Migrant Selectivity and Attitude Change

Abstract This contribution investigates the socially conservative attitudes of newly arrived immigrants from Poland in two Western European countries, Ireland and the Netherlands, with a particular interest in the selective nature of out-migration along non-economic factors and attitude change after migration. It focuses on attitudes towards homosexuality, which remain on average less accepting amongst Polish natives than those of these … Read More

Author(s):Antje Röder and Marcel Lubbers
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:24 Mar 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1023183#abstract
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Discrimination in the labour market: nationality, ethnicity and the recession

Abstract Previous research shows that immigrants, in common with other groups that suffer disadvantage in the labour market, are more vulnerable during recession. However, little research has focused on the impact of the Great Recession on work-related discrimination. We examine the extent to which discrimination varies across different national-ethnic groups in Ireland, and whether discrimination increased between 2004, during an … Read More

Author(s):Gillian Kingston (ESRI), Frances McGinnity (ESRI) and Philip J O’Connell (UCD)
Publisher:SAGE Journals
Publication Date:06 Mar 2015
URL:http://wes.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/03/04/0950017014563104.abstract
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Home stories: immigrant narratives of place and identity in contemporary Ireland

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Abstract This paper discusses immigrant identity and place in contemporary Ireland. It draws from a longitudinal research project that involved recent immigrants to Ireland. Participants in the project came from 18 different countries, and ranged in age from 22 to 68. Their reasons for moving to Ireland were varied, and included work, adventure, and personal relationships. Combining insights from sociolinguistics … Read More

Author(s):Mary Gilmartin and Bettina Migge
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:03 Feb 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08873631.2014.1000576#tabModule
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Person or Number? 2


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Abstract: A follow on to the 2012 report, Person or Number? 2 was jointly compiled by Nasc, Crosscare Migrant Project, FLAC, Doras Luimni, and Dublin City Citizens Information Service. Four years on from the first cases studies gathered for Person or Number?, NGOs continue to assist migrants with persisting issues and challenges in accessing social protection. Person or Number? 2 … Read More

Author(s):Crosscare, Doras Luimní, Nasc, FLAC and Dublin City Centre Citizens Information Service
Publisher:Crosscare, Doras Luimní, Nasc, FLAC and Dublin City Centre Citizens Information Service
Publication Date:20 Jan 2015
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 1 906485 18 4
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Employment Rights for Migrant Workers in Ireland: Towards A Human Rights Framework

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Abstract: This paper considers the right to work for migrant workers in Ireland. The right to work, as recognised in international human rights instruments, encompasses a range of interrelated rights. However, economic and labour market developments at local and global levels play a key role in defining the right to work. Diverse views in relation to conceptions of the right … Read More

Author(s):Deirdre Toomey
Publisher:Springer
Publication Date:01 Jan 2015
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12134-015-0426-0
ISBN:null
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Challengers in the migrant field: pro-migrant Irish NGO responses to the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill

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Abstract This article examines the dynamics through which the migrant field in Ireland is governed, and, through analysing NGO contention over the Immigration, Residence and Protection (IRP) Bill, explores the role they play in the field. The article argues that NGOs both influence and are institutionally channelled by state discourse surrounding migrants. The IRP Bill was designed to regulate non-EU … Read More

Author(s):David Landy
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:17 Sep 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2014.946939#.VCQ1sPldU6U
ISBN:null
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Migrant Access to Social Security and Healthcare: Policies and Practice in Ireland


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Abstract This study on Migrant Access to Social Security and Healthcare: Policies and Practice in Ireland aims to increase understanding of how the Irish social security system, including healthcare, operates in respect of non-Irish workers and their families. It provides an overview of the welfare system in Ireland, outlining policies and administrative practices that influence migrant access to social security, … Read More

Author(s):Emma Quinn, Egle Gusciute, Alan Barrett, Corona Joyce
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:17 Jul 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978 0 7070 0365 8
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High demand, cheap supply: Irish immigration policies and the role of the state (1992–2007)

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Abstract One factor which contributed to Ireland’s economic growth during the ‘Celtic Tiger’ era was access to a cheap flexible labour supply. The Irish state played a central role in facilitating and shaping this labour supply, through its formulation of immigration policies and its role in influencing labour market structure, thereby influencing the nature of the workers who entered the … Read More

Author(s):Siobhán Rachel McPhee
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:08 Jul 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00750778.2014.919625#.U8PqyfldU6V
ISBN:null
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Mental Health of Children Born to Immigrant Parents in Ireland: A Pilot Study

Abstract Abstract The ethnic profile in Ireland has changed in recent years with an increase in the number of immigrant families. No previous studies have examined mental health issues in immigrant children in Ireland. This study aimed to examine the rates of psychological disturbance in a sample of second-generation immigrant children and to compare them with a group of Irish … Read More

Author(s):Tawfik Masaud, Maria Dunne and Norbert Skokauskas
Publisher:Springer US
Publication Date:04 Jul 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-014-9738-3
ISBN:null
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