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Notice: Dear clients, Our walk-in legal service will be closed for the afternoon on Friday, January 29th. Please note that the Walk in Service will be opened on Friday morning from 9.30 am to 12.00 pm, but the afternoon session from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm will be closed. We apologise for any inconvenience... Read more

#timetoact The proposal being submitted to Cabinet today to increase the allowance to children in direct provision to €16.60 will not be enough to improve the lives of children living in direct provision. The proposed increase, reported in the Irish Times yesterday, falls short of the recommendation... Read more

One of the key recommendations of the Working Group on the Protection Process and Direct Provision was to implement a scheme which would begin to clear the ‘backlog’ of long stayers in the asylum system. That scheme, which was agreed by all parties in the Working Group (including the Department of... Read more

This has been a difficult year for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees around the world. Nasc works to improve the lives of those who make it to Ireland’s shores. We rely on the generous help of our members, clients and friends to provide support for vulnerable migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. We... Read more

NOTICE: The Walk In Clinic will be closed for the Christmas break between 16 December 2015 until 4th January 2016.  The last day to access the Walk In Service will be Tuesday 15th December.  THERE WILL BE NO WALK IN AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER. The Nasc office will be closed between 21st December... Read more

To mark International Human Rights Day, Nasc will be launching an innovative digital ‘Hate Map’ on our website today. The online Hate Map documents incidents of racism from around the country which have been reported to Nasc. The data displayed on the map has been gathered through Nasc’s third... Read more

Participants of the Roma Leadership and Advocacy Training Today, Nasc is launching a week long social media campaign which aims to challenge some of the negative stereotypes that face the Roma community, and instead to highlight what makes individuals proud to have a Roma identity and to be a part of... Read more

Doras Luimní, the Irish Refugee Council, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and Nasc are calling for the International Protection Bill, currently before the Seanad, to be withdrawn so that it can be properly amended by the Government and full consideration must be given to concerns expressed by organisations... Read more

Nasc are deeply alarmed that the Government has introduced a motion to the Seanad, which is an attempt to guillotine the International Protection Bill, 2015 through the committee and final stages. “This does not allow enough time for a proper, democratic debate of the Bill,” states Nasc CEO Fiona... Read more

Issued by UNHCR Ireland on behalf of Nasc, SPIRASI, Children’s Rights Alliance, Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland, and the Core Group of Asylum Seekers and Refugees For Immediate Release: The publication of the International Protection bill is a missed opportunity for people still in direct provision,... Read more

Nasc are profoundly concerned that the proposed legislative schedule for progressing the International Protection Bill, 2015 through its stages will not allow for proper debate. “This can only be an attempt by Government to steamroll this critical piece of legislation through before Christmas, without... Read more

With the fantastic efforts made by individuals over the last few months, we have decided to update our page in order for people to stay informed about how they can show their support for refugees entering and residing in Europe. If you are interested in making a difference and feel like you don’t know... Read more

Nasc will be hosting its annual wine tasting event on Friday December 11th at 18.30 pm to mark International Human Rights Day 2015. The wine tasting will be hosted by The Bubble Brothers, at the Nasc building on Ferry Lane, off Dominick Street. Tickets cost €20, which can be booked in advance or purchased... Read more

SAVE THE DATE! Nasc will be hosting our annual charity wine tasting event on Friday 11th of December at 18.30 in Nasc. Tickets are €20 and can be purchased in advance or on the door. To purchase tickets, email info@nascireland.org or ring (021) 450 3462. In addition to a Wine Tasting hosted by Bubble... Read more

Nasc, in collaboration with the Syrian community, have developed a proposal for a new Humanitarian Admission Programme for Syrians, modelled on the Syrian Humanitarian Admission Programme (SHAP) of 2014. The proposal seeks to enhance and address some of the shortcomings of the SHAP scheme, which was... Read more

Nasc welcomes the publication of the long awaited International Protection Bill 2015 this morning, which will bring into effect the ‘Single Procedure’, which we hope will streamline the protection application process and help end the excessively long applications times for those seeking asylum in... Read more

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... Read more

Nasc welcomes comments made by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney on RTÉ’s Primetime programme last night, signalling an interest in a regularisation scheme to tackle exploitation and trafficking of undocumented workers in the Irish fishing industry. On the programme, Minister... Read more

On the foot of this morning’s radio programme on the asylum system and direct provision on RTÉ’s Today on Sean O’Rourke show, Nasc calls for transparency from the Government on the implementation of the 5+ year residency scheme and other key recommendations from the Report of the Working Group... Read more

NOTICE:  The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service have made a change to the required documents policy for EU Treaty Rights applications. From 9th November 2015, all documents accompanying an application to EU Treaty Rights should be photocopies only. No original documents, such as passports... Read more