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Are you a migrant, refugee or asylum seeker? Do you have a business idea but you don't know how to start a business in Ireland?  Start-Up is a one-stop shop with experts from…

The article by Dr Ciara Smyth, “Ireland is illegally turning back Georgian and Albanian immigrants” (Opinion & Analysis, March 2nd), is a timely rebuke to Irish immigration officials. While we look on in horror at scenes on the border…

It's been a great start to the year for the Nasc Legal Service. We have an update from our Legal Service Manager, Julie O' Leary on the legal team's work. Positive decisions under the International Humanitarian Admission Programme…

Event date: 04th March 2020 Nasc, Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre is proud to announce our first event for entrepreneurs from the migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities. ‘Start-Up’ is bringing together experts from throughout…

 Fiona Hurley, communications manager with Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, said it was not true that asylum seekers would “leap frog” housing lists That’s not true, to say that does a disservice, it allows inaccurate…

[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…

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…