Show Notes
In this episode, LLM student Katie Davis speaks with Dr. Ciara Smyth, Programme Director of the LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, about Ireland’s Direct Provision System and efforts to reform it.
This podcast was recorded in mid-February discussing the accommodation crisis for asylum seekers in Ireland and by the time of its release the number of unhoused male asylum seekers has passed 1000 for the first time in Ireland- an unfortunate milestone.
The podcast was produced by Gráinne McGrath, Katie Davis and Kirsten Larson. Intro Music: 'Smarties Intro -FMA Podcast Suggestions' by Birds for Scale (Attribution - ShareAlike 4.0 international License). Outro Music 'Smarties Outro -FMA Podcast Suggestions' by Birds for Scale (Attribution - ShareAlike 4.0 international License).
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