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World Refugee Day is held each year on the 20th June to mark the anniversary of the signature of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. This year’s theme is “You, me and those who came before” and has a particular resonance…

There was a need to move “from our current reliance on private accommodation providers and create the conditions upon which Approved Housing Bodies with expertise in the provision of housing and social care can provide suitable self-…

"It would be our view that detention should only be used as measure of last resort and any facility used to detain those refused permission to land should, once all other options have been exhausted, adhere to basic human rights standards…

Eight organisations supporting people seeking asylum in Ireland have today expressed alarm at the absence of a vulnerability assessment for identifying special reception needs at the beginning of the asylum procedure. Ireland has been…

Cork City has also undergone and is undergoing some really positive changes and I am really taken with the tagline “A City Rising is a Beautiful Thing” we in Nasc will work with…

Good News Friday! It’s been a good week here at Nasc. This week we welcomed the young son of a refugee under family reunification, regularised the status of a former work permit…

“It is very important for our local parishes and communities to also welcome migrants, we Irish have often been strangers in foreign lands too." Bishop John Buckley The article can be accessed here. 

For immediate release Nasc are pleased to announce that Lord Mayor Mick Finn and Head of Office of UNHCR Ireland Enda O’Neill will be cutting the ribbon to formally open new…

Nasc will be launching our new website at our new premises in 34 Paul Street, Cork on Friday 26th April.  Please call into us for music and food between 11 AM - 3 PM.   Esteemed guests Lord Mayor Mick Finn and Head of Office UNHCR Ireland…

"The vulnerability assessment and the requisite supports needed to fully implement the outcomes of individual assessments must urgently be provided – not least to help prevent another tragic death like this in Direct Provision.” Article…