Protesters gather at Galway hotel over plans to house 70 asylum seekers.

https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1216/1422347-galway-protest/

Denmark and Ireland are the only countries in Europe that have a legal right to opt-out of EU immigration policies under the Lisbon Treaty.

Denmark and Ireland are the only countries in Europe that have a legal right to opt-out of EU immigration policies under the Lisbon Treaty. Denmark, a country of 5.8 million people, has exercised its right to opt out and has applied strict immigration policies. The Danish… https://t.co/InHDy7pgms pic.twitter.com/2l3IUArIKy
— Lawyers For Justice Ireland (@LFJIreland) December 16, 2023

“I’m not going to comment”: Minister of State at the Department of Equality and Integration, Anne Rabbitte, says.

"I'm not going to comment": Minister of State at the Department of Equality and Integration, Anne Rabbitte, says she "missed" Neale Richmond's claim that expanding the family's definition would help refugees bring their relatives to Ireland via family reunification. #gript pic.twitter.com/r0rFjhp7bd
— gript (@griptmedia) December 16, 2023