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91% of asylum seekers arrived here via Northern Ireland this year. So how are the Government cracking down?

The Department of Justice now say that the vast majority of asylum seekers who have applied for i...

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09.00 1 May 2024


91% of asylum seekers arrived here via Northern Ireland this year. So how are the Government cracking down?


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The Department of Justice now say that the vast majority of asylum seekers who have applied for international protection this Ireland this year, arrived here via the land border with Northern Ireland. It is something that our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has been highlighting for almost a year, and joined us this morning to look into how the Government are now planning to crackdown on this? And will this crackdown actually work or act as a deterrent?


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