For immediate release 18 July 2016 Nasc are hosting a unique ‘One Stop Shop’ event in collaboration with organisations throughout the city, to promote greater participation and integration of migrant communities in Cork, and to respond to the recent rise in queries from EU and UK nationals in relation to ‘Brexit’ (the EU referendum result […]

SAVE THE DATE:  Cork Participate! Make Ireland Home One Stop Shop Active Citizenship Event Wednesday 27th July 2016 6 PM – 8 PM St. Peter’s Cork, North Main Street Are you a migrant living in Cork?  Do you want to make Ireland home? Find out about: Applying for citizenship Voter registration Volunteering Community engagement Legal advice & […]

We’ve had some queries from anxious UK citizens in Ireland wondering what the immediate impact of the referendum will be for them. UK citizens living in Ireland who are concerned as to what the ‘Brexit Referendum’ means for them and their family members should be aware that as of now the UK is still a […]

On June 20th, 2016, World Refugee Day, Nasc launched a new campaign – Safe Passage – to call on the Irish Government to introduce a Sponsorship Scheme for Syrians. 4.8 million Syrians are currently refugees and an additional 6.6 million are internally displaced as a result on the ongoing conflict in Syria. It is estimated […]

Organisations who took part in the Working Group on the Protection Process, including Direct Provision, have welcomed renewed commitments by the Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and Minister David Stanton to work closely with key stakeholders on the implementation of the McMahon Report which was published one year ago. At a meeting with the Ministers and Department […]

Nasc Ireland are hosting a silent solidarity walk through Cork City to mark World Refugee Day, to raise awareness of the millions of displaced men, women and children who are currently on the move seeking safety and protection. ‘Walk In Their Shoes’ will be held on Sunday 19th June 2016 at 3PM. The walk will […]

Please note: Nasc will be closing our Walk In Service for a week between 27 June to 1 July 2016.  If you have an urgent issue in relation to your case, please ensure you attend Walk In prior to the week of 27th June. We apologise for any inconvenience.

What would it feel like to walk in a refugee’s shoes, even for a few minutes? Nasc invites you to join us on a Silent Solidarity Walk to mark World Refugee Day 2016. This walk is being organised to raise awareness of those fleeing persecution and seeking security. When: Sunday 19th June 2016 at 3PM […]

Nasc Ireland is recruiting a Legal Intern (4 days per week / 30 hours) Nasc is an independent human rights organisation based in Cork City. We link migrants to their rights and seek to enable migrants to access justice and human rights. We work to ensure a just, inclusive and integrated society. Reporting to a […]

Notice: To all those who wish to contact Nasc, we have continued to experience technical difficulties with our phones lines all week. All our lines are down at the moment.  We are hopeful that the problem will be sorted when the office reopens on Monday. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please note:  Nasc’s office will be closed the week of 9th – 13th May for staff training and administrative maintenance. This includes our Legal Walk In Service. If you have an urgent issue in relation to your case, please ensure you attend Walk In prior to the week of 9th May.  We apologise for any inconvenience.

“Given the current humanitarian crisis, migration and protection must be priority issues for the new Programme for Government,” states Nasc CEO Fiona Finn. “After the debate in the Dáil last week about the refugee crisis in Europe, it is clear that the majority of TDs support Ireland taking a lead in supporting the million plus […]

53. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made under the European Court of Justice, ECJ, judgment in the Zambrano case by persons who had no current right of residency; the number of persons who have had their status regularised under the ECJ judgment; and if she will […]

52. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to increase the resources needed for the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal to address the considerable backlog of applications present, before the applications are transferred to the new office of the chief international protection officer as part of […]

51. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to the implementation of the report of the working group on the protection process report this week which found that most recommendations have not been implemented ten months on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Justice […]

229. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at European Union or United Nations level the question of Turkey’s status as a safe state for refugees being overturned; the efforts being made to stop the process of refugees being returned to Turkey; and if he will […]

Nasc is recruiting a Campaigns and Communications Intern (Volunteer) UPDATE: This recruitment is now closed. Nasc Ireland is an independent human rights organisation. Nasc is the Irish word for ‘link’ – we link migrants to their rights and seek to enable migrants to access justice and human rights. We work to ensure a just, inclusive […]

126. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the European Union-Turkey deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Deputy Charles Flanagan): Turkey has a key role to play in resolving the Migration crisis, as […]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): I welcome the opportunity to address this important issue in the Dáil and look forward to hearing the contributions of Deputies. At a time when anti-immigration and anti-refugee sentiment has, unfortunately, been part of mainstream rhetoric in the international political and media debate, it matters that Ireland […]

218. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, with regard to the recent European Union-Turkish migration agreement, she considers Turkey a safe third country for migrants to seek refuge in, given Turkey’s human rights record, the recent condemnation of the agreement by the Council of Europe and the backlog of 200,000 […]