Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2018: Ireland

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The Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2018: Ireland provides an overview of trends, policy developments and significant debates in the area of migration and international protection during 2018 in Ireland. Some important developments in 2018 included: The European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 transposed the Reception Conditions Directive (2013/33/EU) into Irish law. The Regulations came into effect from 30 June 2018. In October … Read More

Author(s):Anne Sheridan
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:27 Nov 2019
Reference Period:01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2019
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0509-6
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Policy and practice targeting the labour market integration of non-EU nationals in Ireland


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Increases in immigration inflows to both the European Union (EU) and Ireland between 2014 and 2016 have resulted in an increased focus on integration policies, outcomes and measures, including in the area of labour market integration. Ireland, like the majority of EU Member States, pursues a policy of mainstreaming service provision in the area of integration, with targeted initiatives to … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold, Emma Quinn, Sarah Groarke, Frances McGinnity and Christina Durst
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:19 Jun 2019
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0494-5
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Impact of Visa Liberalisation on Countries of Destination: EMN Inform


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This inform summarises the results of the EMN Synthesis Report on Impact of Visa Liberalisation on Countries of Destination. Visa liberalisation is one of the EU’s most powerful tools in facilitating people-to-people contacts and strengthening ties between the nationals of third countries and the EU. It fosters mobility, improves regional cooperation between individual countries and creates more open societies. Third countries … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:25 Mar 2019
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in EU Member States: EMN Synthesis Report


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The study aims to provide an overview of existing labour market integration policies in Member States targeting third-country nationals. It focusses on current policies and those either recently implemented (as of 2014) or amended since 2014. It offers examples of promising labour market integration measures implemented by the public sector as well as tailored employment-related initiatives provided by the private … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:12 Feb 2019
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in EU Member States: EMN Inform


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This inform summarises the results of the EMN Synthesis Report on Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in EU Member States. The effective integration of migrants into the host society is a key challenge Europe is currently facing. Labour market integration is a key element of successful migrant integration. While unemployment rates have been decreasing steadily since 2014, the gap between the unemployment … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:12 Feb 2019
Geographic Focus:Europe
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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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Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2017: Ireland


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The Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2017: Ireland provides an overview of trends, policy developments and significant debates in the area of migration and international protection during 2017 in Ireland. Some important developments in 2017 included: 2017 was the first full year of implementation of the single application procedure under the International Protection Act 2015. The Supreme Court made … Read More

Author(s):Anne Sheridan
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:09 Nov 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0475-4
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EMN Bulletin: January to March 2018 Issue 22

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The EMN Bulletin provides policymakers and other practitioners with updates on recentmigration and international protection policy developments at EU and national levels. This 22nd Edition provides information from January 2018 to March 2018, including the (latest) relevant published. Information is also provided on national developments in EU member states.  Links are provided to the following key EU developments:  Progress report … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:08 May 2018
Reference Period:01 Jan 2018 to 31 Mar 2018
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Attracting and retaining foreign startup founders: EMN Inform


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This Inform provides a summary of the issues addressed at the European Migration Network’s (EMN) Annual Conference, entitled The EU in the Global Race for Talents: Challenges and Solutions in Strengthening the EU’s Competitiveness which took place in Tallinn on 21-22 September 2017. Key points to notes: While there currently is no EU-wide startup visa policy in place, recent years … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:26 Jan 2018
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Workers on the Move: Past Lessons and Future Perspectives on Ireland’s Labour Migration

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This paper reviews how immigration has evolved in Ireland and how the system impacts those who have made Ireland home. This paper aims to contribute to the future discussion on migration in Ireland and elsewhere. It brings together an analysis of MRCI’s work over 14 years, the lived experience of migrants and their families who have settled in Ireland, and … Read More

Author(s):Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
Publisher:Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
Publication Date:09 Dec 2015
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.mrci.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Workers-on-the-Move_SPS.pdf
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“Finding their way”: the negotiation of the city by low-skilled service sector migrant workers in Dublin

Abstract The city has become the context for a dialectical relationship not only between the global and the local but also between migrants and the host society. Whilst there is considerable work on migrant integration, integration is rarely examined from the perspective of the workplace, or from a geographic perspective, which problematizes the spatiality of migrant workers’ experiences. This article … Read More

Author(s):Siobhán Rachel McPhee
Publisher:Taylor and Francis Online
Publication Date:01 Dec 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02723638.2015.1101875
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Determining Labour and Skills Shortages and the Need for Labour Migration in Ireland

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This study explores the extent to which research on the Irish labour market guides economic migration policy-making. An overview is provided of the process in place for identifying labour and skills shortages, and the mechanisms and tools used for that purpose. The study shows that direct information linkages exist between the responsible bodies: the Skills and labour Market Research Unit … Read More

Author(s):Egle Gusciute, Emma Quinn and Alan Barrett
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:25 Nov 2015
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:ISBN 978-0-7070-0395-5
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Determining labour shortages and the need for labour migration from third countries in the EU: EMN Synthesis

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Shortages of workers with relevant qualifications have become a major challenge affecting European competitiveness. In the context of rapid technological change, Europe’s declining population and ageing workforce mean that labour shortages are expected to increase in the future.   The aim of the study is to analyse how Member States employ labour migration to address the identified labour shortages. The … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:10 Nov 2015
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Graduate Emigration from Ireland: Navigating New Pathways in Familiar Places

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Abstract This article examines the ability of young Irish graduates to enact mobility as a form of personal and career development both during economic expansion and recession. Of particular interest is the observation that Irish graduates are much more mobile than those in other countries which were also badly affected by the recession. Drawing from a study of recent Irish … Read More

Author(s):Elaine Moriarty, James Wickham, Sally Daly and Alicja Bobek
Publisher:SAGE Journals
Publication Date:02 Nov 2015
URL:http://irj.sagepub.com/content/23/2/71.abstract
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‘It’s Different Now’: A Narrative Analysis of Recent Irish Migrants Making Sense of Migration and Comparing Themselves with Previous Waves of Migrants

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Abstract:  The key aim of this paper is to consider how young professionals, who left Ireland since the economic recession, define their migration project – not just individually but also as a shared experience across their generation. Using narrative analysis and the concept of ‘speech acts’, I explore how these young people working in England talk about and make sense … Read More

Author(s):Louise Ryan
Publisher:SAGE Journals
Publication Date:02 Nov 2015
URL:http://irj.sagepub.com/content/23/2/114.abstract
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Social Networks and Labour Market Access among Brazilian Migrants in Ireland

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Abstract  This paper investigates migrant access to employment using concepts from Granovetter [1973. “The Strength of Weak Ties.” American Journal of Sociology 78 (6): 1360–1380; Granovetter, M. 1983. “The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited.” Sociological Theory 1: 201–233] relating to ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ ties in networks and from Coleman [1988. “Social Capital in the Creation of Human … Read More

Author(s):Garret Maher and Mary Cawley
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:14 Oct 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1061424#.ViDUSflVhBc
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EMN Country Factsheet: Ireland 2014


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The EMN Country Factsheet provides a factual overview of the main policy developments in migration and international protection in Ireland during 2014, including latest statistics. Some key developments for 2014 include: Ireland signed into law the EU (Dublin System) Regulations 2014 The Syrian Humanitarian Admissions Programme was introduced A working group to examine improvements to the international protection process and … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:25 Sep 2015
Reference Period:01 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
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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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Migrant workers and the north of Ireland: between neo-liberalism and sectarianism

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Abstract Abstract In 1998, the north of Ireland emerged from a protracted civil insurgency sustained by a socio-political infrastructure comprising an expanded Keynesian welfare state and a developing neo-liberal economy. This provided the context for significant migration to the North after 2004. While research highlights migrant experiences not dissimilar to those in other parts of the UK and Ireland after … Read More

Author(s):Brian Garvey and Paul Stewart
Publisher:SAGE Journals
Publication Date:06 Mar 2015
URL:http://wes.sagepub.com/content/29/3/392.abstract?etoc
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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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