Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 0

Total detained: 961 (2008)

Average daily detained population: 17 (2008)

Pending asylum claims: 4,612 (end 2008)

Deportations and returns: 1,034 (2008)

Last updated: February 2010

Ireland Country Links

 

 

Government Agencies

 

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS)

www.inis.gov.ie

 

Refugee Appeals Tribunal

www.refappeal.ie

 

Reception & Integration Agency

www.ria.irlgov.ie

 

 

International Organisations

 

International Organisation for Migration – Ireland

www.iomdublin.org

 

International Organisation for Migration – Ireland Country Information

http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/activities/europe/western-europe/ireland

 

UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Ireland

www.unhcr.ie

 

UN High Commissioner for Refugees – Ireland Country Information

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e48e926

 

 

NGOs and Research Institutions

 

Akidwa (network of African and migrant women living in Ireland)

www.akidwa.ie

 

Amnesty International – Irish Section

www.amnesty.ie

 

Doras Luimni

www.dorasluimni.org

 

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL)

www.iccl.ie

 

Integrating Ireland

http://www.integratingireland.ie/

 

Irish Human Rights Commission

www.ihrc.ie

 

Refugee Legal Service

www.legalaidboard.ie

 

Irish Red Cross

www.redcross.ie

 

Irish Refugee Council

www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie

 

The Irish Immigrant Support Centre (NASC)

www.nascireland.org

 

Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Refugee & Migrant Project

www.catholicbishops.ie/refugees

 

SPIRASI

www.spirasi.ie

 

 

Media

 

The Irish Examiner

http://www.irishexaminer.com/

 

The Irish Independent

http://www.independent.ie/

 

The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/

 

Metro Éireann

http://www.metroeireann.com/