I wrote last week about the attempt by the Reception & Integration Agency to impede access by election canvassers to voters living in Direct Provision centres. Below is a round-up of related coverage across the media.

(Any omissions are mine, and unintended. Please let me know if you think there is anything else that should be included.)

A Direct Provision centre in Dublin. Image: Google Streetview

Tuesday

• Direct Provision centres and election canvassers – Storify, 13th May 2014
• Voters in Direct Provision being denied election information – Immigrant Council of Ireland, 13th May 2014
• Politicians are not allowed to talk to people seeking asylum in Ireland – TheJournal.ie, 13th May 2014

 

Wednesday

• Ban on political canvassing in Direct Provision Centres under fire – Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1, 14th May 2014
• An Interference with the Democratic Process: The Right to Vote – Human Rights in Ireland, 14th May 2014
• Alternatively – Broadsheet, 14th May 2014
• Access for candidates to Direct Provision Centres to be raised with Minister – Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh – Sinn Féin, 14th May 2014
• Ban on political canvassing in Direct Provision Centres under fire – RTÉ News, 14th May 2014
• Nasc launches ‘What’s Food Got To Do With It?’ report – Nasc, 14th May 2014
• Direct provision is ‘humanity denied’ – Galway Independent, 14th May 2014

 

Thursday

• Direct Provision, Local Elections and Political Campaigning – Human Rights in Ireland, 15th May 2014
• Seek and You Will Find – Broadsheet, 15th May 2014
• U-turn allows asylum seekers to receive election pamphlets, but no canvassers – Irish Examiner (Breaking News), 15th May 2014
• Nasc comments on change in RIA policy on election leaflets – Nasc, 15th May 2014
• The campaign trail, asylum seekers, and access to Direct Provision centres – Irish Refugee Council, 15th May 2014
• Ban on canvassing in direct provision centres criticised – Cork Independent, 15th May 2014
• Canvassing in Direct Provision Centres – Liveline, RTÉ Radio 1, 15th May 2014
• Dáil Éireann PQ Written Answers – Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System – KildareStreet.com, 15th May 2014

 

Friday

• Direct Provision System Challenged in the High Court: Days 3-11 – Human Rights in Ireland, 16th May 2014
• A letter for local election candidates – Irish Refugee Council, 16th May 2014