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Many experiences of racist assault, abuse, graffiti and vandalism of property occur on public transport. Over the past four years, the Immigrant Council of Ireland has coordinated a partnership with public transport companies in greater Dublin to develop robust and proactive anti-racism strategies and policies…

This report by the Immigrant Council of Ireland, in collaboration with Nasc, details the current experience of migrants applying for Irish citizenship. For the report they interviewed migrants navigating the system, outlined the legislative and administrative application process for granting or refusing long-term residence or…

Immigration Council of Ireland notes ‘busy year’ for its frontline servicesChief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) Denise Charlton. The ICI criticised Ireland’s immigration policy and how it leaves migrants ‘living in limbo’. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish TimesBy Patsy McGarryFailure to provide a…

Fidéle Mutwarasibo, Integration manager at the Immigrant Council of Ireland, discusses multiculturalism at the Council of Europe's NGO forum on diversity, He reveals his own personal experience as a Rwandan in Ireland and offers his advice on how the Dublin authorities can ensure the successful…

Immigrant Council of Ireland members and supporters at Leinster House today. Photo: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish TimesBy ELAINE EDWARDSThe next government must put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life, immigrant representatives urged.The ‘Count Us In’ campaign was…

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Bláithín Ní Chatháin, Historical researcher and oral historian, Atlantic Philanthropies Archival Project ‘Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland’ is a collaborative project between the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) based in Dublin and the Division of Rare and Manuscript…

AMIE SMYTH, Social Affairs CorrespondentIRELAND IS among the least prepared states to help new immigrants enter the school system and do well in their studies, an international study has claimed.The Migration Policy Index, which compares integration policies in 31 countries, concludes that “boom time funding…

By Aisling Ryan Saint Patrick's Day brought the usual bowl of Shamrock from Ireland, to the White House this year. But despite the festive mood on March 17, the Irish delegation was focused on developments in the immigration debate, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared…