Yesterday the Irish Government approved membership of new Just Transition Commission to advise & support government to ensure that the move to a climate neutral economy is fair & benefits everyone. NB role for all appointed & will follow with interest. gov.ie/en/press-relea….

Last week our Mary Henderson attended these annual meetings. An excellent opportunity for expert lawyers to exchange learning & about bringing successful groundbreaking cases to the ECHR regarding state obligations to investigate #trafficking & enabling victims to claim compensation.

NB - Recognising delays in processing IRP card renewals, ISD announces initiative to facilitate customers travelling at Christmas. Travel confirmation notice valid 02/12/24 - 31/01/25. See full details in the link. irishimmigration.ie/isd-announces-…

ICI contributed to a fantastic piece of work from KIND which looks at lessons learned and good practices in "Reducing Risks in Uncertainty: The importance of free, quality legal assistance for unaccompanied and separated children displaced from Ukraine."

Ireland to intervene in two genocide cases at International Court of Justice under new proposals irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Government appoints eight members to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, Ireland. Read more: gov.ie/en/press-relea…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has published Guidelines on international refugee and human rights legal standards re family reunification for refugees & beneficiaries of international protection refworld.org/policy/legalgu…

Many callers to our Helpline are experiencing a range of problems trying to use the ‘customer service’ portal introduced by Immigration Service Delivery last October. We have raised these issues with ISD & hope they will be addressed urgently.

NB Update for Ukrainian and other Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection: From Thursday 13 Feb 2025, BOTPs residing in Ireland whose permission is due to expire on 04/03/25 will need to apply online at inisonline.jahs.ie/user/login to renew their Temporary Permission.

Today ⁦⁦⁦⁦Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration⁩ Immigration Service Delivery has published a guide to using the online self-service portal. This is welcome & will hopefully assist individuals struggling to register a profile or book registration appointments. irishimmigration.ie/dcc-a-guide-to…

Definition of far-right used in many studies is meeting at least 3 of the following 5 characteristics. (1) nationalism, (2) racism, (3) xenophobia, (4) antidemocracy or (5) strong state advocacy. If not meeting at least 3, then you're not being referred to by the term.