Community Worker (2 part-time positions) Nasc Ireland and Tralee International Resource Centre, in association with HSE Social Inclusion CHO 4 (Cork & Kerry), invite applications for 2 part-time positions as Community Worker (Refugee Supports). One position will be based in Cork City (22.5 hrs per week) and the second position will be based in Tralee […]

Notice: Change to Nasc opening hours  From Monday 27th February we are changing our opening hours. Our Walk in and Legal Service will close all day Friday from Friday 3rd of March 2017. Unfortunately, this closure is necessary because of a reduction in our funding, coupled with the high level of casework that we currently have on […]

For Immediate release: Embedding Equality and Human Rights – A Major Conference in Cork     Cork Equal and Sustainable Community Alliance (CESCA) are holding a major conference in Cork entitled “Embedding Equality and Human Rights”. This conference, which will be held on Monday 5th December will mark International Human Rights Day, which is celebrated on […]

UPDATE: This recruitment is now closed. We are recruiting for  a  Legal Officer to assist in the day to day running of Nasc’s Legal Service. The role includes supporting, advocating for, referring and advising clients on a one-to-one basis on a range of immigration and protection issues. The Legal Office will work as part of […]

Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre is an independent human rights organisation based in Cork that works to secure access to justice and services for migrants and ethnic minorities in Ireland. We work to ensure a just, inclusive and integrated society. We are currently recruiting for a volunteer who will assist our Finance Officer in […]

Nasc broadly welcomes the package of proposals announced today by the European Commission to deal with the current refugee crisis in Europe. Commission president Jean Claude-Juncker delivered a state of the European Union address seeking solidarity in the relocation of 160,000 displaced persons, mainly Syrian, Iraqi, and Eritrean people. President Juncker declared ‘if ever European […]

Nasc welcomes the publication of the details of the student support scheme to grant school leavers equality of access to third level education which was published in full by the Department Of Employment and Jobs on 02 September. However, we remain deeply concerned that this scheme is now termed a “Pilot Scheme” and it appears […]

For immediate release Nasc is strongly urging the Irish government and the Irish people to step up to the most significant test of our values and our humanity the world has witnessed since the end of the Second World War. Ireland must step up and play our part in offering sanctuary and protection to people fleeing […]

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Finance Officer who will be responsible for the operation and control of the financial management function in Nasc. Nasc is currently funded from a number of sources including philanthropic, E.U. Grants, fundraising and donations. The Finance Officer will be responsible for the financial control and reporting requirements under each […]

Nasc is hosting a Turn Off the Red Light Partner Meeting with a Briefing from Swedish Police and Campaign Update Nasc, in  partnership with the Immigrant Council of Ireland are holding a partner meeting of Turn Off the Red Light Partners on Monday June 15th. We will also hear from the  Swedish Detective Jonas Henriksson on the impact […]

As a member of European Network Against Racism (ENAR Ireland), Nasc are delighted to support and attend the launch of ENAR Ireland’s new racism reporting mechanism, ‘iReport’. This is an online “reporting system for the people, communities and organisations of Ireland to document incidents of a racist nature that are occurring nationwide.” The launch is taking place at 11am this […]

Nasc AGM will  be held in our new premises in Ferry Lane on Saturday  20 July at 11.45 am. We are also recruiting new members for our Board of Directors from our membership. Nominations are open to all Nasc members who have been with us for at least 6 months.  You can nominate yourself but, […]

Nasc, The Irish Immigrant Support Centre is recruiting:                                       A Legal Intern (4 days per week / 30 hours)  This is an unpaid internship. Nasc is an independent human rights organisation. We link immigrants to their rights and […]

Please note that our old phone number is down as a result of the move – if you need to call Nasc – please dial 021 – 4503462.  Thank you and we apologise  for any inconvenience caused.

All Nasc services will reopen on Monday 8th July at 9.30 a.m in our beautiful new premises in Ferry Lane. Due to funding constraints we will have to apply a small administrative fee for all new cases that are referred into our specialist legal service. Our “walk in” or “drop in” service remains completely free […]

Nasc welcomes the recent Supreme Court Decision in Sulaimon v Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform [1]. The Supreme Court, upholding the decision of the High Court, found that residency permission is effective from the date of the letter from the Minister granting permission to reside and not from the date of registration with the […]

Parents of Irish citizen children who were granted residency under the Irish Born Child Scheme of 2005 are advised that the Department of Justice has published a renewal scheme. Parents are asked to attend at the Immigration Office of the local Garda Station with their Irish citizen child no earlier than 14 days before their […]

Nasc are delighted with the announcement from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation that with immediate effect all Romanian and Bulgarian nationals have free access to the labour market. That is to say, they no longer require a work permit to take up employment in the State. Nasc has long advocated  for this as we believed that their rights under the Accession Treaties were […]