Weekly mobility update highlights sweeping Irish immigration reforms approved by Cabinet
€2.18 billion Justice Sector plan earmarks €281 m for immigration modernisation and State-owned accommodation
Ireland Against Racism Fund awards €1.5 m to 37 projects supporting migrant integration and employability
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24-hour hotline set up as Citywest hub pauses new asylum arrivals over Christmas
Facing seasonal overcrowding, Ireland has closed the Citywest transit hub to new asylum seekers from 23 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 and launched a round-the-clock helpline to place arrivals in alternative accommodation. The move highlights ongoing capacity pressures in the State’s reception system.
Taxi drivers blockade Dublin over Uber fixed-fare model, disrupting airport links
A large taxi convoy protest on 3 December caused significant traffic disruption in Dublin and on routes to the airport. Drivers are pressuring Uber to withdraw its fixed-fare option, claiming it undermines regulated tariffs. Further weekly protests are threatened, posing a continuing risk to business-traveller punctuality.
Temporary ‘No-Drone Zone’ over Dublin airspace lifted at 06:00 but highlights security trend
A three-day ‘No-Drone Zone’ covering Dublin’s entire control area ended at 06:00 on 3 December after authorities imposed a blanket ban for security reasons. The temporary measure disrupted aerial filming and surveying and signals that sudden drone restrictions may become an intermittent feature of Ireland’s airspace management.