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Government urged to widen access to student grants to those from refugee or migrant backgrounds

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June 2, 2020

The exclusion of asylum seekers from the Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Asylum seekers who are living in direct provision have been excluded from the Covid 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. Instead of receiving a weekly payment of €350, asylum seekers only receive €38.80 weekly (Daily Expenses Allowance) with…
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June 1, 2020

World Refugee Day - Walk with Refugees

For World Refugee Week this year, we're asking you to walk in support of our Gateway Refugee Women's Project. From 19th June, walk, run or cycle 30 mins each day to help keep our project open. Nasc's Gateway Project works with refugee…
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May 19, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: THE COVID19 WORLD SERVICE IS LAUNCHED

Watch videos here A new service which aims to inform migrants about Covid19 is to be launched today (Tuesday, May 19th). Using video messaging in over 30 different languages, from Swahili to Urdu, Chinese to Czech and Portuguese to Polish…
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May 1, 2020

Happy 20th Birthday Nasc

A word from our CEO, Fiona Finn Today marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of Nasc, when a small  group of social justice activists, academics, members of the religious and…
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April 23, 2020

Social-distancing in direct provision

COVID-19 has been a really stressful time for everyone but when you live in direct provision and are told to stay inside and keep your distance from others, it is even more challenging. How do you socially-distance when you are sharing a…
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April 21, 2020

Transfer of international protection applicants to Skellig Star Hotel

Nasc have written to the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister for Health to express our concerns following the publication of reports by The Irish Times 'Group of 70 asylum seekers transferred from Dublin despite case of COVID…
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March 30, 2020

Corona Virus Updates

Nasc's helpline is open. Our legal service has moved primarily to a phone and email service. This means that there will be no Walk-In service.  If you need information or advice, you can call or WhatsApp our helpline numbers. Our phone…
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March 24, 2020

Nasc calls on Minister for Justice and Equality to 'Move the Vulnerable Out'

For Immediate Release The Department of Justice and Equality have announced their plans for a pilot self-isolation facility and the provision of self-isolation units in direct provision centres across the country. Nasc, Migrant and Refugee…
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March 23, 2020

Residents in Direct Provision centres can't socially distance themselves

Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre CEO Fiona Finn recently warned that up to six people are living in the same room in DP centres. She pointed out that some of these people are also immuno-compromised. She said that even washing hands…
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March 11, 2020

Coronavirus: Outbreaks in direct provision centres could be ‘devastating’

There are people who are immune-compromised or in other high-risk categories who are sharing rooms with strangers. Being able to take even the minimum precautions of regularly washing your hands with warm water and soap in these conditions…
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