Stop the Silence: A Snapshot of Racism in Cork

2012 Stop the Silence: A Snapshot of Racism in Cork was compiled by our Racist Reporting Office Simon Prim based on Nasc’s racist reporting mechanism, a third party mechanism designed to give victims and witnesses the opportunity to report... (more...)

Racism: Don’t be a victim. REPORT.

Have you ever experienced racist abuse or witnessed a racist incident? If you can answer “yes” to any of the questions on the poster to the left, we would like to hear from you. Click here or on the poster to learn how to report... (more...)

Living in Limbo

Nasc was pleased to work with the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) in jointly researching and producing a policy paper, Living in Limbo: Migrants’ Experiences of Applying for Naturalisation in Ireland. You may download a full copy of... (more...)

Report shows immigrant residents face routine discrimination when accessing social protection

Irish human rights organisations have come together to compile a report that examines the barriers experienced by immigrant residents of Ireland when they apply for social protection. The report was launched by Minister for Social Protection,... (more...)

Latest News

Some sunshine in May! Good news stories

15 May 2013

With less sunshine then we’d hoped for the month of May, we at Nasc decided to share some more good news to brighten everyone up! Naturalisation Applications granted Last Friday we were notified that four Nasc clients received approval of their naturalisation applications. One of these was a woman... more>>

‘End Institutional Living’ campaign update

14 May 2013

April 23rd 2013 saw the national launch of the ‘End Institutional Living’ campaign, called for by asylum seekers and supported by NGOs and community groups across Ireland. This campaign calls for an end to the direct provision system, where asylum seekers are housed in institutional accommodation... more>>

Good news from April!

8 May 2013

We are happy to announce that April was a busy but very worthwhile month. 22 cases were closed successfully! Here are just some of the good news stories for our clients here at Nasc: Undocumented migrant granted residency permission A client was granted the right to reside and work on a Stamp 4 basis... more>>

Nasc echoes Framework Convention Report in call for specific programmes for Roma

24 April 2013

Nasc welcomes the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 3rd Report on Ireland and the Advisory Committee’s recognition of the lack of policies and initiatives specific to the Roma in Ireland. Nasc echoes the recommendations by the Advisory Committee that the Irish government... more>>

Great success for ‘End Institutional Living’ Day of Action

24 April 2013

Yesterday, 23rd April, Nasc took part in the national day of action to ‘End Institutional Living’. Actions across the country were organised and supported by asylum seekers, NGOs and community groups, including actions in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Tralee, Castlebar and Limerick. This campaign calls for... more>>

Launch of In From the Margins – Roma in Ireland Report

18 April 2013

Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, cordially invites you to join us for the launch of our report In from the Margins – Roma in Ireland:  Addressing the Structural Discrimination of the Roma Community in Ireland Date: Tuesday 28th May 2013 Time: 2 – 4 PM Where: Buswells Hotel, Molesworth... more>>