#EndDirectProvision

IanChopperLowry

The fact that our government invited and gave contracts to Sodexo and Aramark, who manage and operate private for-profit prisons in the US, to provide services to some of our

1. #DirectProvision Centres are operated by private companies. These are businesses run for profit. They are not charitable or NGO style structures. 2. These companies and their management are NOT

Thread - situation in #CiúinHouse emergency accommodation - additional proof of residents being denied and deprived of food. Last week, because women in the house had had their food in

e-girl dystopia lounge 👁️

Got a rake of new followers over the last day or two so just want to plug some stuff. First is the Dublin 12 Food bank who are feeding 90+

I’ve been quiet over the last three days because the world doesn’t need another hot take on twitter on US politics from across the sea. But then #ANITFA 1/15 I

.@CharlieFlanagan when you were on @PatKennyNT today a young woman was being moved with her 9-month-old baby from a decrepit emergency accomodation centre to one of your much-heralded Direct Provision

Workers Solidarity

Two #BlackLivesMatter solidarity marches are taking place in Dublin, Ireland right now. About 2,000 are on this one heading to the US embassy right now. This follows yesterdays Dublin

DublinCityofLit

We're shining a spotlight on newly published books by Irish writers. First up is #Handiwork by Sara Baume, published by @TrampPress Available from all good bookshops now! #SupportIrishWriters Good morning!

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ruthlessimagery

Céad Míle Fáilte. (a thread)Last night I visited a couple in Wicklow. They welcomed me to their home (well, their window, I don't tend to go inside during this project).

The system of #directprovision is twenty years old today. #directprovision didn't always exist, Ireland didn't always institutionalise asylum applicants https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2685035 The @ExploringDP project make