The Integration Centre is a non-governmental organisation which is committed to the integration and inclusion of people from immigrant backgrounds in Ireland.

The Refugee Information Service (RIS) has praised the decision of government to extend the period of time allowed for migrant workers to find new employment after losing their jobs.

The Refugee Information Service (RIS) has questioned the decision by Government through the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, TD, to impose an arbitrary new €500 fee on non-EEA migrants applying for Long Term Residency in Ireland.

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Prohibitive fees and poor co-ordination among educators are two of the main barriers to higher education for people granted residence in Ireland, a new report has found.

Three national Non-Government Organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland have called on individuals and organisations alike to reflect on the many difficult experiences of asylum seekers and refugees worldwide with a view to putting this year's World Refugee Day theme ‘ Real People, Real needs' in context in Ireland.

Refugees and people who have been granted permission to remain in Ireland are more vulnerable to employment discrimination particularly because they do not have Irish names.

The increasing number of migrant candidates at the forthcoming local elections is a sign of their commitment to the socio-political development of Ireland.

The Director of the Refugee Information Service (RIS), Ms. Josephine Ahern has welcomed request by asylum seekers for farm land in order to contribute to Irish farming and grow their own food as demonstrative of willingness by asylum seekers to work and integrate into Irish society.

 

The Director of the Refugee Information Service (RIS), Josephine Ahern today appealed to the public to keep an open mind in relation to Ms Pamela Izevbekhai’s case for humanitarian leave to remain in Ireland.

The Refugee Information Service (RIS) today called on public and private sector organisations to ensure that locally-based forums and partnerships commit to implementing integration initiatives and structures to ensure that migrants and Irish people better integrate.