PRESS DIGEST FOR JANUARY 2001 ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM STORIES IN THE IRISH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA
Total press stories for 2000: 922. Click here for these stories
FEBRUARY 2001
Press Stories for February: 67
27 February 2001
Kosovers find safe haven in Kingdom. Irish Examiner
School
children can combat racism, says Human Rights Minister. Irish Times
Pakistani
sailors have no pay. Irish Times
24 February 2001
Seven
Pakistani men awarded costs, will sue State. Irish Times
Fighting
for the rights of minorities. Irish Times
23 February 2001
Minister
cites Dublin Convention in refugee case. Irish Times
Human
rights body launched in Dublin. Irish Times
Racist
incidents will be monitored under new system. Irish Times
New initiative to combat racism to be launched. Irish Examiner
22 February 2001
No nationals to fill gaps. Irish Examiner
Extra
staff to reverse asylum logjam. Irish Independent
Speed-up
in rulings on asylum appeals. Irish Times
21 February 2001
Airport
to get hot line for immigrant work permits. Irish Times
Asylum
figures drop as checks pay off. Irish Independent
Suspended
sentence for asylum seeker. Irish Independent
Vile
traffic. Irish Independent editorial
Trying
to deal fairly with a tide of humanity. Irish Independent
20 February 2001
O'Donnell
still unhappy with asylum policy pace. Irish Times
From
Eastern Europe going west to Kerry to assist the local hotels. Irish Times
19 February 2001
Barristers
to act for asylum-seekers in appeals. Irish Times
Foreign
firms should 'be asked to bring their own workers'. Irish Independent
Minister
criticises well-off anti-refugee groups. Irish Independent
18 February 2001
New unit to speed up Chinese study visas. Irish Times
16 February 2001
Immigration laws to be overhauled. Irish Times
15 February 2001
20% of
failed asylum seekers deported - O'Donoghue. Irish Times
Network
unhappy with living conditions at asylum seekers' centre. Irish Times
Non-Irish
encouraged on enlist in Defence Forces here. Irish Independent
14 February 2001
Kosovars settle down to new life in
Ireland. Irish Examiner
Sinn
Féin hypocrisy on asylum seekers attacked. Irish Independent
13 February 2001
Local
residents oppose reception centre in Dublin 4. Irish Times
Residents
fight centre for asylum seekers. Irish Independent
12 February 2001
Emigrant
ship is launched with call to reject racism. Irish Times
150 years
later, tide has turned. Irish Times
141
Kosovar refugees to be allowed to stay in definitely. Irish Times
Employers
concerned as 78,000 job vacancies unfilled. Irish Independent
Remember our history of emigration and stamp out racism, says Ahern. Irish
Examiner
10 February 2001
Foreign lap-dancers in Dublin. Irish Times
9 February 2001
Anti-deportations
campaign announced. Irish Times
2,473
asylum seekers allowed to stay in State. Irish Times
Hundreds
of accompanied child asylum seekers in Ireland. Irish Times
EU
fights immigrant 'slave trade'. Irish Independent
Work
permit figures continue to soar. Irish Independent
Archbishop
jumps to the defence of asylum seekers. Irish Independent
Parents
of Irish-born children stay on. Irish Independent
State must equip refugees to rebuild their lives - Archbishop. Irish Examiner
8 February 2001
Anti-semitism
in Ireland. Irish Times
Deportation
policy faces criticism. Irish Times
Ministers
to rethink 'loose' asylum law. Irish Independent
7 February 2001
Kitt
promises prosecutions where foreign workers abused. Irish Times
Combating
racism. Irish Times editorial
'Censorship' section of Refugee Act abolished. Irish Examiner
Kitt
targets bosses who exploit foreign workers. Irish Independent
6 February 2001
History
of emigration recorded for Internet. Irish Times
Youth
population set to fall sharply by 2005. Irish Independent
Language
difficulties for incoming workers. Irish Independent
5 February 2001
Human
rights body urged to target racism first. Irish Times
Immigration
officers to be part of Garda bureau. Irish Times
Appointments
to new body for asylum-seekers. Irish Times
North-South
push to lure home 10,000 emigrants. Irish Independent
Attitudes
to immigrants should be 'open and inclusive'. Irish Independent
3 February 2001
Prefabs
to house asylum-seekers. Irish Times
Immigrants
turned back by ferry staff. Irish Times
Shivering
Filipino (sic) nurses warm up with Guinness and a sing-song. Irish
Independent
Asylum-seekers
in Rathdrum - not the typical media image. Irish Independent
2 February 2001
New
agency for asylum seekers to start work within weeks. Irish Times
IBEC
estimated 80,000 vacancies in State. Irish Times
State targets New York's Irish illegals to fill labour vacuum. Irish Examiner
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