05 December - Refugee family reunification bill progresses to the Dáil

28 November - IRC Education Fund highlights barriers in access to further education for people seeking asylum

09 October - Increase in Direct Provision allowance

08 October - Irish Refugee Council Pre-Budget Submissions

20 September - Irish Refugee Council calls for Government to urgently address issue of people seeking asylum being made homeless

07 September - IRC Call for Education Support Scheme for Young People in Asylum Process to be Made More Accessible

10 July - 2017 Impact Report highlights housing crisis

27 June - Important and welcome changes to the right to work but problematic elements remain

20 June - World Refugee Day Op-Ed – One Year Later: A Right to Work?

01 June - Irish Refugee Council running for Education Access at this year’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon

30 April - Joint Public Statement from Migrant Rights Groups Ahead of Referendum on the 8th Amendment

22 March - Conference exploring scope of new EU Directive and implications for people seeking asylum in Ireland

07 March - New reports links family separation to anxiety and depression in refugees in Ireland

30 January - Irish Refugee Council welcome the Ombudsman of Ireland’s first report on Direct Provision

23 January - Current proposals indicate right to work threatens to be ‘an illusion’ for many