Direct Provision Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Inside Direct Provision: Interview with an asylum seeker

The Socialist spoke to Emine Ertas, a Kurdish asylum seeker from Turkey, about her experiences as an asylum seeker here in Ireland, and particularly her experiences of living within the system of Direct Provision. What is the situation like in your home

May 17, 2022

News & Analysis

White Paper: “Reformed” and repackaged but still Direct Provision

By Conor Tormey On Friday 26 February, Green Party TD and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, released the White Paper on the abolition of Direct Provision. This news has been greeted with support from the majority of

Mar 27, 2021

Solidarity with Direct Provision protest in Cahersiveen

By Colm McCarthy A campaign by Direct Provision (DP) residents of the Skellig Star Hotel in Cahersiveen County Kerry, which culminated in the hunger strike by the 32 adult residents, has forced the government to promise to move all residents out of

Aug 4, 2020

Anti-racism·Featured Articles·Theory & History

The roots and realities of racism in Irish society

By Manus Lenihan and Myriam Poizat Mass protests of young and working-class people have spread across the US in a call for #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd. Led by black youth, the multi-racial movement has spread across all states and has already forced authorities to charge the

Jun 13, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19: Direct Provision system putting lives in danger

By Shane Finnan The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the surface existing inequalities and oppression within our society, and has indeed exacerbated them. An important case in point is the open-air prison system that is Direct Provision. Direct Provision (DP) is a

Apr 9, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Housing crisis in a pandemic

By Andrea Murray Covid-19 has plunged the world into a situation of unparalleled uncertainty and anxiety, for none more so than those already suffering from the housing crisis. In January this year, there were officially 10,271 homeless people in Ireland. The number

Mar 31, 2020

News & Analysis

End Direct Provision: Right to work for refugees must be granted

By Fiona Ryan The Right to Work campaign is centred around the need for asylum seekers to be able to access the workforce, free of discrimination and against the insurmountable barriers the Irish State has laid down in opposition. The campaign, led

Jul 9, 2018

News & Analysis

Institutionalised state racism: Direct Provision must go

By Councillor Fiona Ryan On Tuesday 15 November, after a gruelling 35 day hunger strike, a Kurdish resident of Direct Provision resisting a deportation order to Iran emerged victorious, with the state rescinding the order after his health began to decline upon

Dec 2, 2016

Direct Provision

Inside Direct Provision: Interview with an asylum seeker

White Paper: “Reformed” and repackaged but still Direct Provision

Solidarity with Direct Provision protest in Cahersiveen

The roots and realities of racism in Irish society

Covid-19: Direct Provision system putting lives in danger

Housing crisis in a pandemic

End Direct Provision: Right to work for refugees must be granted

Institutionalised state racism: Direct Provision must go

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden