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Ireland: Candidate wants to bar workers from E.U. countries Libertas candidate for Ireland East Raymond O'Malley has called for Ireland to close its borders to workers from fellow EU states. Speaking on Today FM's Last Word show with Matt Cooper, Mr O'Malley said: "I think a lot of people are very concerned too about the problem of immigration. "While we've massive unemployment in this country, over the last five years we've had 500,000 people come in to this country and there has been a funnel effect. The Irish Times

Ireland: Study suggests job-seekers with non-Irish names face discrimination People applying for jobs in Ireland are twice as likely to get an interview if their name is Irish rather than foreign, according to groundbreaking field research published Thursday by... Ireland: High tech system to monitor holiday visa and work permit holders A hi-tech new border system is to be introduced to crack down on the increasing numbers of foreign migrants who illegally overstay their welcome in Ireland. The Government is preparing... Ireland: Group of 25 deported back to Nigeria 25 people were deported from Ireland to Nigeria last night after deportation orders were issued against them. The group of 11 men, five women and nine children was deported at...

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Ireland: Restrictions on non-E.U. labor being tightening

Dublin (AFP) -- Ireland is to tighten up its immigrant work permit system in response to growing unemployment in the recession-hit country, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday. The stricter rules, involving a revision of the qualifying conditions for...
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Ireland: Rape, abuse of foreign women common in sex trade

Hundreds of women are being sexually exploited in Ireland's flourishing €180m-a-year illicit sex industry. A new report catalogues a litany of abuse, rape and exploitation for profit, of migrant women -- the vast majority of them from African countries. And...
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Ireland: Gov't restricting non-E.U. work permits

A leading migrant rights group has accused the Government of unfairly victimising immigrant workers by reforming the employment permit scheme. New rules will be introduced on June 1st and will make it more difficult for non-EU workers to obtain Irish...
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Ireland: Foreign women comprise significant share of sex trade

Hundreds of women are being exploited in the sex industry in Ireland, with migrant women making up a significant proportion, according to a new report from the Immigrant Council of Ireland. The report found that more than 100 women and...
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Ireland: Number of new arrivals dropping sharply with economy

The dramatic easing of inward migration flows to the Republic has continued in the early months of the year, with the number of citizens from the EU's newer member states registering to work or access public services falling by 57...
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Ireland: Report warns cut in ESL programs strain school resources

Cuts to language support services for migrant schoolchildren could give rise to increased competition for learning supports in schools, a report has suggested. The study, which examined perceptions of migrants and their impact in Blanchardstown, north Dublin, found public services...
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Ireland: Official discusses integration strategy

IRELAND - The government needs the help of groups like the GAA if it is to succeed in the integration of immigrants into Irish society, the sporting body s president said yesterday. Speaking at the launch of the GAA s...
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Ireland: Gov't faulted for failing to care for child asylum seekers

A Dublin South Central motion condemned the Government's "abject failure" in that area and claimed poor supervision was the main reason that child asylum seekers were going missing from care. Claire Byrne (Dublin South Central) referred to the case of...
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Ireland: Workers look to Australia for escape from economic malaise

Emigrating to Australia exhibitions held in Cork and Dublin have seen attendance numbers soar while the Irish government prepares itself for year another economic contraction. According to Euronews, in 2008, the Irish economy suffered its worst full-year performance on record....
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Ireland: Integration minister stresses retraining for foreign workers

Minister for Integration Conor Lenihan has stressed the need to provide retraining for unemployed immigrants with the latest figures showing foreign nationals are far more likely than their Irish counterparts to lose their jobs in the economic downturn. Mr Lenihan...
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Ireland: Gov't. accused of 'scapegoating' foreign workers

The exploitation of migrant workers was highlighted today at a conference called to look at working conditions for migrant workers in the current downturn. Giving the keynote address, BBC Newsnight 's economics editor Paul Mason called for 'a language better...
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Ireland: Jobless explore overseas opportunities at career expo.

Nurses, TAXI drivers, SR Technics employees, former Dell workers, electricians and engineers were among those investigating emigration options at an event in Dublin at the weekend. Organisers of the Working Abroad Expo, which bills itself 'Ireland's largest overseas recruitment and...
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Ireland: Laid-off workers head overseas for meager opportunities

London -- Sometimes, as he returns home at night to the suburban house he rents with three others in north-west London, Stephen Davis wonders how his world has changed so quickly. It's late on Thursday night and, after yet another...
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Ireland: Ireland Pursues Immigration Business as Usual - Brenda Walker

By Brenda Walker However, you can never underestimate Washington's treachery against the American people where immigration is concerned. Check out last year's lop-sided work visa agreement: 5,000 visas for Americans and 20,000 for Irish. Wouldn't it be more fair for...
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