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Nasc will be hosting our Annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser on Friday 22nd November 2019, in conjunction with Crawford & Co Where: Crawford & Co., Anglesea Street, Cork When: Friday 22nd November at 6:30 PM Tickets are €25 and can be…

Nasc, Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, welcomes the national launch of the Community Sponsorship Ireland programme today by Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, David Stanton. This launch follows a very successful…

Nasc office will close for the morning of Friday 15th November 2019. We will be back open again at 2pm.    Apologies for any inconvenience.   Nasc Team…

The case of Jones v Minister for Justice has caused great uncertainty over the past number of months for those applying for Irish citizenship. The case was taken by an Australian man, Roderick Jones, who had been refused a certificate of…

"People place themselves in the hands of smugglers or traffickers because they see no other alternative. They cannot find a legal pathway. The response to this tragedy should not be to push for tighter or more punitive immigration control…

Nasc are delighted to annouce the appointment of Natalia McDonald as our newest Legal Information Officer. Natalia is a graduate of the University of Oregon and holds a Masters in Human Rights from University College Dublin. Natalia, a…

Applicants waiting to receive Irish citizenship from the Department of Justice fear they could now be waiting years before their applications are approved following a High Court ruling in July... “It’s a frustrating experience for…

The Connect Project is Nasc’s Migrant Youth project. Coordinated by social worker, Susan Mackey, the project works with about 70 children and young people each year. The project…

It has been a great and emotional week for Nasc and clients this week. Two Syrian families that Nasc have been working with for several years were able to welcome additional family…

Cork Equal and Sustainable Communities Alliance (CESCA) represents the coming together of seventeen diverse community and voluntary organisations, with the support of the HSE Social Inclusion Services Cork, to create a new way of working to…