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Ireland looks to curb migration

November 28, 2025

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Cape Times

IRELAND plans to curb its high population growth with sweeping new migration and asylum rules, its justice minister said this week.

“Our population last year increased by 1.6% which is seven times the EU average,” Jim O'Callaghan told reporters.

The government believed the “rate of increase does require a policy response’, he said, adding population growth was “extremely high” and putting pressure on the nation’s ability to provide services and housing.

Ireland has seen a dramatic surge in asylum applications — with a record 18 651 people applying for international protection in 2024 alone, up from 13 276 the previous year.

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