Simon Harris

'Significant' number of asylum seekers in Ireland coming from NI

Jim O'Callaghan says almost 90% of those seeking international protection in the Republic have come from Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Secretary, who will open the debate in the Commons, says he is confident the bill will pass.

Tánaiste (Ireland's PM) Simon Harris is hosting NI Secretary Hilary Benn in Dublin at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

Seven children, along with 29 accompanying family members, arrived in Dublin on Saturday evening.

At least seven Irish citizens are understood to have been on board intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza.

The young boy is believed to have been missing for a number of years and would be seven years old.

It is understood that the calls are being made on Telegram, which enables callers to disguise their identity.

An Garda Síochána (Irish police) say they are investigating the matter.

Simon Harris' comments come just days after similar remarks by the NI Secretary Hilary Benn.

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