Direct Provision

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Exclusive: Rickshaw drivers selling weed, cocaine and pills while working in city centre

A number of rickshaw drivers operating in Dublin City Centre are selling class A drugs while they work, Independent.ie can exclusively reveal.

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Rickshaw drivers ride a rocky road

Unregulated death traps or handy urban transport? Claire Droney hears from both sides.

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Stuck in Ireland's hidden villages

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When asylum seekers go home

In Lagos: Noruwa Oziegbe and her six-year-old triplets, Joshua, Miracle and David, who were born at Waterford Regional Hospital. Photograph: Akinola Ariyo

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Direct provision is the modern-day version of the Magdalene Laundries, according to a local politician. “Forcing families to live for years on end in these centres, while denying people the right to work and any income greater than a pittance, is cruel and inhumane,” said Cork North Central TD, Mick Barry. “The direct provision system...

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Over 4,200 people are seeking asylum in Ireland. Here’s where they live

New figures show the number of asylum seekers spread out across 17 counties

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