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Irish Times: the State is 'opposing' a Gaza student's visa case. His solicitors: the State 'sought further time'

Hafez Alrayyes, 20, won a funded engineering place at Trinity College Dublin but was refused a visa on 15 July. His High Court challenge opened on Monday. Two Irish outlets describe the State's position in different words. The case is back in court on 28 September.

Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal
Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal as published by TheJournal.ie · seen at TheJournal.ie
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What happened. Hafez Alrayyes, 20, of Gaza City, is asking the High Court to review the Minister for Justice's refusal of his study visa, The Irish Times reports. One reason for the refusal was that he could not provide original documents. His lawyers argue that the banks and post offices that could supply them no longer exist in Gaza.

What the State did. The two full reports differ.

Outlet What it says the State did Source
The Irish Times "The State is opposing a legal challenge"; later, counsel "opposed the application and asked for time to file documents" Its own court report
TheJournal.ie "the state sought further time to respond" Phoenix Law, the student's solicitors

The Irish Times reports both the opposition and the request for time. TheJournal.ie reports only the request for time. The Department told TheJournal.ie it "does not comment on individual cases".

Who is named. Only TheJournal.ie names the minister, Jim O'Callaghan, and only in a news round-up. The Irish Times says "the Minister for Justice".

The wider count. Only The Irish Times reports that the student's counsel, Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, will file similar cases for "at least 28 students still in Gaza". She said he is one of "more than 100" students refused. No other report we hold carries either figure.

What is not settled. Whether the court will grant leave. Whether the Minister will decide his appeal before Trinity's 2 November deadline. What the State's written case says: we hold none of it.

This story is about whether Ireland will let a young man from Gaza take up a university place he has already won and that is already paid for.

How it got here. Israel has been at war in Gaza since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel of 7 October 2023. Gaza's borders are closed, and people can leave only with outside help. Ireland recognised the State of Palestine in May 2024. Irish universities, Trinity College Dublin among them, have offered funded places to students from Gaza. Students from outside the European Economic Area need a study visa, and the Department of Justice decides on it. The Irish Times reports that Alrayyes was refused on 15 July, partly because he could not supply original documents. It also reports that three students were awarded full scholarships and all three were refused visas in July.

The actors. Alrayyes, who brings the case. Jim O'Callaghan of Fianna Fáil, Minister for Justice since January 2025, whose department refused the visa. Phoenix Law, the solicitors who instruct his barristers. Trinity College Dublin, which is holding his place until 2 November, according to counsel in court.

How the court works. Judicial review does not ask whether a decision was wise. It asks whether it was lawful. First the applicant needs the court's leave to bring the case. The judge noted that the bar is low: the grounds only have to be "arguable". Judge Conleth Bradley suggested hearing the leave application and the full case together.

What is at stake. If Alrayyes wins, the Minister may have to decide his case again. His counsel says the same issues arise in every refused student's case, so the ruling could matter to far more than one student.

Where it stands. Alrayyes is now in Spain, where he has been offered a place on a course. He still wants to study in Ireland. The case returns on Monday 28 September, Phoenix Law told TheJournal.ie.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the State is opposing the challenge or only asked for more time
  • Visa rules requiring original documents and bank statements from a student in Gaza
  • Counsel's claim that at least 28 more students in Gaza are preparing similar cases
  • Trinity holding the place until 2 November
Opposing, or asking for time?Side by side
OutletWhat it says the State didWhose accountNames the minister?
The Irish Times"The State is opposing a legal challenge"; counsel "opposed the application and asked for time to file documents"Its own court reportNo: "the Minister for Justice"
TheJournal.ie"the state sought further time to respond to the proceedings"Phoenix Law, the student's solicitors; the Department "does not comment on individual cases"Yes, in a separate news round-up: Jim O'Callaghan
The Irish Times reported from the courtroom. TheJournal.ie's account of the hearing comes from the student's solicitors.
Sources T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Monday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
From refusal to the next hearingTimeline
  1. 2026-07-15— no time published Minister for Justice Visa refused 5-year funded engineering placeOne of three scholarship winners, all refused in July (The Irish Times)
  2. 2026-09-14— no time published Trinity College Dublin Engineering course starts without himThe Irish Times
  3. 2026-09-2114:48 TheJournal.ie publication time (UTC) TheJournal.ie Phoenix Law says the State sought further timeDepartment: no comment on individual cases
  4. 2026-09-2116:11 The Irish Times publication time (UTC) The Irish Times "The State is opposing a legal challenge" at least 28 similar casesFigure from the student's counsel
  5. 2026-09-28— no time published High Court Case returns for mentionPhoenix Law, via TheJournal.ie
  6. 2026-09-29— no time published High Court Case reviewed, then listed for hearingPhoenix Law, via TheJournal.ie
  7. 2026-11-02— no time published Trinity College Dublin Last day the place is heldAs told to the court by counsel
Dates as the reports give them. The times shown are when each report was published.
Sources T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student says visa refusal ‘worst feeling I have ever experienced’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Opposing, or asking for time

One report leads with the State opposing the case. Another, sourced to the student's solicitors, says only that the State wanted more time. The fuller court report carries both: counsel opposed the application and asked for time.

1 reports leading with State opposition 1 reports describing only a request for time 1 reports with a direct Department quote

Who is named

The student, Hafez Alrayyes, is named in the two full reports. Only a news round-up names the minister, Jim O'Callaghan. The Department's only direct words are that it does not comment.

2 reports naming the student 1 reports naming the minister
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student says visa refusal ‘worst feeling I have ever experienced’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Monday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The State is opposing the Gaza student's High Court challenge over his refused visa.
Only The Irish Times reports that counsel for the Minister opposed the application, and it adds that counsel also asked for more time. TheJournal.ie, relying on the student's solicitors Phoenix Law, says only that the State asked for more time; it does not contradict the opposition but does not carry it either.
Checked against 2 sources:
T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified At least 28 more students still in Gaza are preparing similar challenges.
This comes only from the student's senior counsel, as reported by The Irish Times, which also quotes her saying more than 100 students have been refused visas. No other report we hold carries either figure.
Checked against 1 source:
T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true The case returns to the High Court on Monday 28 September.
The Irish Times reports from the courtroom that the judge put the matter back for mention next week. TheJournal.ie, working from Phoenix Law's statement, gives the date as Monday 28 September.
Checked against 2 sources:
T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

M Mary Carolan The Irish Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted vs attributed Opens by saying flat that the State opposes the challenge. That counsel also asked for more time comes much later.×1
Attribution The student's grounds are attributed to his lawyers, not stated as fact×1
Framing of state position The body shows the opposition came together with a request for more time×1
Framing of state position The opening sentence frames the State's position as opposing the challenge×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified1 true
From 54 reports we hold under this byline, at The Irish Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
O Ottoline Spearman TheJournal.ie
What the bias passes found in their reporting
An objection quoted word for word unionist objection given in full, in direct quotation×1
Naming the rival chief is given a product's name in place of his company's×1
Place name Names the place 'Palestine'.×1
Place naming The round-up uses 'Palestine' in its own voice×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
4 unverified4 true
From 59 reports we hold under this byline, at TheJournal.ie. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
S Sophie Finn TheJournal.ie
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister×1
Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive×1
Asserted or attributed the next step is attributed to a named police force×1
Assertion vs attribution threat to Stormont tied to the DUP's accusation×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading4 disputed6 unverified8 true
From 125 reports we hold under this byline, at TheJournal.ie. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
J Jack White The Irish Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline frame The police chief's warning on disorder is the headline. Protest appears only as a threat to manage.×1
Measure chosen A different count: three scholarship winners, all refused. Only the opening line of this report is held.×1
No actor named The parade itself is the subject that 'sparked' disorder, and the report names no one who took part in it×1
Who is acting Names the residents as the ones blocking the march. The crowd is 'hundreds', with no figure.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified1 true
From 46 reports we hold under this byline, at The Irish Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The only report from the courtroom: counsel for the Minister opposed the application and asked for time. The student's counsel spoke of at least 28 similar cases and more than 100 refusals.
The State is opposing a legal challenge over the Minister for Justice’s refusal to grant a visa allowing a student from Gaza to pursue a fully-funded engineering scholarship at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Almost 30 challenges similar to that by Hafez Alrayyes are being prepared on behalf of students who are still in Gaza, the High Court was told on Monday by senior counsel Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh. Appearing with barrister Eamonn Dornan, instructed by Phoenix Law, Ní Ghrálaigh asked for an urgent hearing of Alrayyes’ application for leave to challenge, via judicial review proceedings, the July 15
Framing of state position: The opening sentence frames the State's position as opposing the challenge — “The State is opposing a legal challenge over the Minister for Justice’s refusal to grant a visa”
Framing of state position: The body shows the opposition came together with a request for more time — “Counsel for the Minister opposed the application and asked for time to file documents”
Attribution: The student's grounds are attributed to his lawyers, not stated as fact — “the student’s legal team claimed”
Asserted vs attributed: Opens by saying flat that the State opposes the challenge. That counsel also asked for more time comes much later. — “The State is opposing a legal challenge”
Measure chosen: A count of more than 100 refused students, attributed to the student's counsel. — “Ní Ghrálaigh said her client is among more than 100 students who have been denied visas”
Read it at The Irish Times → https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/21/minister-opposes…
T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · The 5 at 5: Monday Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Puts the story fourth of the day's five. It describes criticism of the EU's response to "Israel's actions in Palestine", made at UN headquarters.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. 1. #DEPORTATION Over 40 people were deported to Georgia on Sunday, with the chartered flight costing over €225,000. 2. #BIG TECH Google has been fined more than €400 million by the Data Protection Commission for breaching users’ location data. 3. #RENTERS’ TAX CREDIT The Taoiseach has said that the renters’ tax credit will be increased in this year’s budget. 4. #ISRAEL PALESTINE Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has criticised the European Union’s response to Israel’s actions in Palestine, making the comments at t
Place naming: The round-up uses 'Palestine' in its own voice — “Israel’s actions in Palestine”
Place name: Names the place 'Palestine'. — “Israel’s actions in Palestine”
Read it at TheJournal.ie → https://www.thejournal.ie/5-at-5-monday-21-september-7168815-Sep2026/
T TheJournal.ie
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TheJournal.ie 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student with Trinity scholarship takes justice minister to High Court over visa refusal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TheJournal.ie → What we have measured Accuracy of attribution The report calls the Tánaiste the Taoiseach partway through. That puts his words under another office. ×1Accusation carried without a reply a charge against a named party, no answer from it in the text held ×1Actor labelling calls the accusers 'opposition parties' when the named accuser is the deputy First Minister ×1Actor mislabelled The first line calls the accusers 'opposition parties', but the accuser quoted is the DUP deputy First Minister, who sits in the same executive ×1 from 2218 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Carries the Department's only words, that it does not comment on individual cases, and gives the court dates of 28 and 29 September, citing Phoenix Law.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. Phoenix Law, instructing Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh and Eamonn Dornan, appeared before the High Court today on behalf of Hafez Alrayyes, a 20-year-old who was awarded a fully funded scholarship to study engineering in Trinity College Dublin whose Irish student visa was refused. Phoenix Law said the state sought further time to respond to the proceedings. It said the court directed that the application for leave to bring judicial review proceedings and the substantive proceedings be dealt with together. It said the matter will ret
Source selection: The State's position reaches the reader only through the student's own solicitors, and as a request for time rather than opposition — “Phoenix Law said the state sought further time to respond to the proceedings.”
Voice quoted: The only direct words from the Department are a refusal to comment — “The Department does not comment on individual cases.”
Whose voice: The whole account of the hearing is sourced to the student's own solicitors. They describe the State as asking for time, not as opposing. — “Phoenix Law said the state sought further time to respond to the proceedings.”
Whose voice: The State's only voice here is a refusal to comment. — “The Department does not comment on individual cases.”
Read it at TheJournal.ie → https://www.thejournal.ie/hafez-al-rayyes-visa-case-7168543-Sep2026/
T The Irish Times
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The Irish Times 🇮🇪IE · digital · Gazan student says visa refusal ‘worst feeling I have ever experienced’ Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Irish Times → What we have measured Actor framing The release is framed as a joint agreement, with no pressure mentioned ×1Actor named Names the residents as the ones who blocked the road ×1Actor named killers named as 'loyalist gunmen'; verb 'shot dead' ×1With no actor named construction no actor named for the theft or the driving in the standfirst ×1 from 1358 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Says the student was one of three awarded full scholarships, and all three were refused visas in July.
A Palestinian student who was refused permission to come to the Republic to study has said the war could not break his spirit, “but the visa refusal did”. Hazem Faris, a 19-year-old living in Gaza City, was due to begin an undergraduate degree in computer science at South East Technological University’s (Setu) Waterford campus this month. He was one of three students to be awarded a full scholarship to study there. All three were refused visas in July. Faris, who said he studied through severe hunger, lost his home and was displaced seven times, added that the refusal was “the worst feeling I
Measure chosen: A different count: three scholarship winners, all refused. Only the opening line of this report is held. — “Applicant one of three to be awarded full scholarship but all refused visas in July”
Read it at The Irish Times → https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/21/gazan-stud…
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R RNZ
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RNZ 🇳🇿NZ · digital · PUBLIC No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Headline against body headline claims a 20-year decline reversed; the first line of the body reports a new low in reading ×1Headline against body headline claims a turnaround; the text carries a record low and puts it on boys ×1 from 2328 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → R RTÉ News
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RTÉ News 🇮🇪IE · digital · PUBLIC No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Abstraction as the actor the dispute acts and no one in it is named ×1Account taken as default the police description of the crowd as 'hostile' is carried with no other account ×1Accuracy the Slovenia entry in the country list repeats Austria's name ×1Active voice offender Donaldson is named as the one who did the abuse, in the active voice. ×1 from 2361 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → ABC News (Australia)
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BBC News 🇬🇧UK · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution 'It was not until Tuesday' is a judgement about delay, not a date. No other report we hold comments on how long the German finding took. ×1How hard the claim is stated Headline says the UN voted to adopt and replace; the last sentence of the report says the vote is non-binding ×1How hard the claim is stated The qualification arrives in the last sentence and is immediately overridden by an effect the report gives no source for. ×1Which figure is used States the replacement as done — the Assembly voted to replace the map — where the resolution urges states to use a different projection. ×1 from 473 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Daily Telegraph
Right estimate · not a score
The Daily Telegraph 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Times
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Times 🇬🇧UK · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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