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NASC, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, based in Cork, said it was also aware of "serious issues" around access to schooling for children living in these emergency Direct Provision centres. "With the beginning of the new academic…

It was a good week for Nasc's clients with lots of positive decisions coming through. Some of our highlights this week were the grant of Permanent Residence Cards to the parents-in…

Julie is a graduate of UCC Law and the Honorable Society of Kings Inn. Julie was called to the bar in 2013 and has practised in immigration law, social welfare law, employment law and data protection law and has represented international…

Press Release: Government should support recommendation on family reunification says Justice Committee.  Following the publication of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality's report on detailed scrutiny of the International…

There will be some unscheduled closures to the Nasc Walk-In Service in July.  Nasc's Walk-In service will not be available on the morning of Tuesday 09th July. It will reopen again that afternoon.  The Walk-In service will also close on…

Civil society groups have warned that refugees separated from their families are more likely to experience anxiety and depression in their new home and less likely to be able to learn English, secure work and integrate into society.…

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…