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[I]t’s most important that all discussions are based on fact and not scaremongering. We also need to talk about the benefits that asylum seekers bring to communities. Fiona Hurley, Nasc   Full story available on TheJournal.ie…

Vacancy Reference Number: #CES-2135429 Hours: 19.5 hours per week   The Community Employment (CE) programme is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed and other disadvantaged people to get back to work by offering part-time…

Aine Kenny looks at how refugee families are settling into their new communities under the Community Sponsorship Ireland scheme, as more areas in Cork get ready for some new arrivals in the coming weeks. Read the wonderful feature in today…

"However it’s most important that all discussions are based on fact and not scaremongering. We also need to talk about the benefits that asylum seekers bring to communities.” Read the full article on TheJournal.ie…

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT Community groups and civil society organisations have joined forces to call for respectful and informed campaigning from all candidates in the run up to the General Election 2020. The following letter was issued to…

“With people in Emergency Accommodation and Direct Provision centres located in rural towns…the reality is that people need to be able to travel to find work,” said Finn.  “There is widespread political support for allowing asylum seekers…

The Workplace Relations Commission have found that the refusal to grant a leaner driver permit to an asylum seeker constitutes indirect discrimination. The asylum seeker was supported and represented by the Irish Human Rights and Equality…

Nasc's 2020 Election Manifesto outlines our headline election priorities in five areas. A copy of the manifesto is available to download here.  A number of our priorities focus on the reform of Ireland's reception system. Nasc would like…

“Although it may be legally permissible to make distinctions between Emergency Accommodation and Direct Provision centres, Emergency Accommodation cannot continue to operate in a vacuum without any oversight.” Nasc CEO, Fiona Finn The…

Nasc will close on the 20th December 2019 and we will reopen again on the 06th January 2020. We wish all of our clients, friends and supporters a very happy Christmas and a joyous and peaceful New Year…