The System for Providing Free Legal Aid to People Seeking Asylum Is Broken, Some Say
Waqas Ali grabs a file of papers and drops it on his work desk. His hands hover in the air for a few seconds after the file has landed. It’s Tuesday 7 September and that was how the file – which holds his asylum application...
Dozens of Migrant Children Have Gone Missing While in the State’s Care in Recent Years
From 2017 to date, 54 unaccompanied children – children who arrive in Ireland without an adult looking after them – have gone missing while under Tusla’s care, according to the agency’s figures.
Family lawyer Ken Breen joins KOD Lyons
“Ken Breen joins us with extensive experience in sensitive family law cases and family dispute resolution. He joins Marion Campbell, Gareth Noble and Matthew de Courcy in providing a comprehensive team focused on the rights and needs of children and families.”
Some Citizenship Applicants Say the Rules Around Travel and Residency are Still Unclear
Counting 2020 – when the possibility of international travel withered with the global Covid-19 restrictions – it means their two small boys won’t see their grandparents in Jordan for more than two years, says Ní Shuilleabháin.
Asylum seekers win High Court challenge over driving licences
The legal challenge, led by solicitor Stephen Kirwan of KOD Lyons, centred on whether the asylum seekers could prove they are “normally resident” in Ireland.
Couple wins High Court challenge over refusal of driving licence exchange
The couple came here in September 2019 seeking asylum and their application for international protection has yet to be processed. They claimed the Road Safety Authority (RSA)...
Sick of Waiting Years for Decisions on Citizenship – and Winning Settlements
Stephen Kirwan, an associate solicitor at the law firm KOD Lyons, says that for citizenship-processing delays, he’d usually suggest the judicial review route if an applicant has been waiting for two years or more.
Court appeal over autistic teen ‘detained’ for 50 days in emergency bed
Ciaran Craven SC, instructed by KOD Lyons solicitors, for the parents, said the 17-year-old has been in the hospital since she was removed from a relief centre in August.
