Direct Provision Residents Undergo Hunger Strike, Protesting “Inhumane” Conditions
Residents of the Direct Provision Centre in Cahersiveen have gone on hunger strike to protest their “inhumane” living conditions. The hunger strike began on the morning of Tuesday July 28th and follows calls for the centres closure by its residents and…
How ‘Tour The City’ Is Changing Lives One Tour At A Time
The most well-known media for breaking down cultural barriers are food, football and sex, but apparently scepticism towards modern art and religion work too. This is but one of many realisations I’ve made volunteering with Tour the City, a project…
Students to Protest Avoca and Aramark Over Direct Provision Links
The Union of Students Ireland (USI) have announced that they are to protest outside Avoca on Suffolk Street in Dublin this Saturday. The action is to highlight to shoppers the ties that Avoca has with Aramark, a global company who…
UCD Students Begin Boycott of Aramark Catering
Students in UCD are boycotting campus food services supplied by Aramark Catering, because of the company’s work with Direct Provision housing. In 2013, Aramark secured the tenure to create an International Food Court in Gerard Manley Hopkins building, above the…
UCD Main Restaurant Company Caters for Direct Provision Centres
The catering company that runs the Main Restaurant in UCD it can be revealed also provides catering services to several Direct Provision asylum centres across Ireland. Aramark Catering Ltd is a US company that has branches in 22 countries; the…