PRESS DIGEST FOR JULY 2001 ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM STORIES IN THE IRISH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA
Total press stories for 2000: 922. Click here
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Total so far this year: 364. See below for month-by-month access.
JULY 2001 INCREASING IMMIGRATION; LEGAL SETBACK FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
Press stories for July: 45
31 July 2001
Text of Supreme Court decision in asylum seeker case
Asylum-seekers
face expulsion after decision. Irish Times
Rights
group disappointed with ruling on deportation. Irish Times
Making a
safe haven in Dublin. Irish Times
Rights
of asylum seekers must be maintained. Irish Examiner editorial
Many
more refugees now facing expulsion. Irish Independent
Court
backs Minister in challenge to deportations. Irish Independent
Lack
of transparency in orders (Refugee) council claims. Irish Independent
Making
progress at last on a difficult issue. Irish Independent
Moral
and political dilemma that won't go away. Irish Independent
30 July 2001
Students,
musicians in Galway to promote racial tolerance. Irish Times
IBEC
calls on banks to ease tough rules for foreign workers. Irish Independent
29 July 2001
Immigrants can bring a pot of gold to a rainbow nation. Sunday Independent
28 July 2001
Council doubts quality of refugee decisions. Irish Times
27 July 2001
Work permits for 1,000 foreign workers weekly. Irish Examiner
26 July 2001
Amnesty
warns Government to show leadership in fight against racism. Irish Times
O'Donoghue
to sign pact to speed up deportations. Irish Times
24 July 2001
West-east internal migration continues. Irish Independent
23 July 2001
Farmer paid Poles IR£20 for week's work. Irish Independent
21 July 2001
Unhappy 50th birthday for Refugee Commission. Irish Times
18 July 2001
Advisory body on interculturalism concerned about long delays. Irish Times
17 July 2001
Hospitals face competition from Britain for Spanish nurses. Irish Examiner
16 July 2001
Fine
Gael calls for holiday to highlight diverse culture. Irish Times
Crisis
forecast as long queues for 'alien' registration likely to worsen. Irish
Times
UN puts
forward new procedure for screening asylum-seekers. Irish Times
Long
delays at office. Irish Times
Not too
bad if it's just (waiting) for one day. Irish Times
Helping a
friend through the paper maze. Irish Times
Warning
on danger of 'immigrant underclass'. Irish Independent
13 July 2001
Roscommon celebrates new cultural diversity. Irish Times
10 July 2001
92%
of asylum applications fail. Irish Independent
Government
inaction could lead to race riots in Ireland. Irish Examiner
9 July 2001
Nigerians
seek help in campaign against deportation. Irish Times
Editorial
against racism. Irish Times
Robinson
calls for more effort to integrate refugees. Irish Independent
DIT
plan to open doors to immigrants. Irish Independent
7 July 2001
New
work permits aim to prevent exploitation of immigrant workers. Irish Times
Few
welcomes for foreign workers. Irish Independent
6 July 2001
Refugee
family forced onto street. Irish Independent
Warning
on low-paid immigrant workers. Irish Independent
400
asylum seekers to stay at former Army camp. Irish Examiner
5 July 2001
Employers,
workers plea on racism. Irish Times
Workers
'will be obliged to bar asylum seekers'. Irish Independent
Congress
delegates vote to expel racist trade unionists. Irish Examiner
4 July 2001
Equality Authority issues first annual report. Irish Times
3 July 2001
Immigrant influx will hit 100,000 this year (note: this report is seriously inaccurate). Irish Independent
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