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"Into the fire" Writing Competition: The Winners“In other news now, the residents of Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon are busy preparing the town to welcome 50 Syrian refugees who are due to arrive at the end of the month,” the newsreader announces, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. Sam’s mother grins as well, her fork hovering mid-air.
In Paris, writers and artists in exile show their workFound within Paris’ 18th arrondissement, L’atelier des artistes en exil, – meaning ‘the studio of artists in exile’ – allows creative refugees to practise their work and to expose it to a wider audience.
Treatment of new NI refugees needs a rethinkWhen I used to hear about any asylum seeker I know who was granted refugee status, I would get excited and feel happy for them, and congratulate them for the good news. Now, however, I have started to feel sorry for them at the same time.
Ireland boosts funding for Palestine refugee agencyTánaiste Simon Coveney has announced an additional €250,000 in Irish funding to the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Muslim Sisters of Éire welcome Syrian familiesVolunteers from the Muslim Sisters of Éire (MSOE) hosted an Eid party for recently arrived Syrian refugees at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Clonskeagh on Saturday 23 June.
DCU announces online scholarships for refugeesDublin City University has announced 30 new scholarships for refugees in partnership with FutureLearn, Europe’s largest online learning platform.
Directive opt-in means Ireland is on road to asylum reform, conference hearsEuropean Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) says Ireland is on the road to reforming its treatment of people seeking refuge, following its decision to participate in the EU’s Reception Conditions Directive.
New training to support refugees and long-term unemployed is launchedA programme which supports long-term unemployed people, early school leavers, people with disabilities and refugees to get into the workforce was launched recently in Dublin.
US travel ban is only good for terrorismIn late January, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States – and suspending indefinitely the acceptance of refugees from war-torn Syria. Highlighting the rationale, if any, behind these new strict measures, President Trump said they were aimed at keeping radical Islamic terrorists out of the US.