Media Statement: 11th January 2020 Doras welcomes the planned closure of Mount Trenchard Direct Provision Centre in Foynes, Co. Limerick at the end of February 2020. The organisation has been amongst the many voices highlighting the inhumane conditions in the direct provision centre, and after 6 years of calling for
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Doras Welcomes Joint Oireachtas Committee Report, Notes Omissions and Calls for Vulnerability Assessments to be Implemented Immediately
20th December 2019 Doras welcomes last week’s Oireachtas report and its recommendations, completed by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, which echo concerns voiced by many dedicated independent organisations in this space for a long time. The report clearly highlighted many shortcomings in the current system of International Protection
Doras Christmas Hours
The Doras team will be taking a well earned break next week, and will be open again from Monday 30th December, with the office also closing for New Years Day. In case of emergency, please email info@doras.org, or direct message via any of our social media platforms. Happy Holidays to
Media Statement: Doras Calls for Immediate Closure of Mount Trenchard Direct Provision Centre
9th December 2019 Doras has released findings of research conducted on Mount Trenchard Direct Provision Centre which demonstrates the damaging effects that living there has on residents. Despite making a range of short-term priority recommendations to the Department of Justice’s Reception and Integration Agency (now the International Protection Accommodation Service)
Doras Christmas Appeal 2019
Over 550 people in the Limerick region will be spending Christmas in Direct Provision – many of them are here alone or have loved ones in other countries. Show your support by donating One4All cards, or whatever you can, so that they can buy phone credit to call loved ones,
Doras Luimní Rebrands And Is Now Doras
Doras Luimní has a new look, and is now Doras! Our work often brings us to different parts of the country, and our name now reflects that. We are very much a Limerick based organisation, and the south/mid-west is our area of focus, but we are committed to helping International
Doras Newsletter – Autumn 2019
We are delighted to bring you our most recent newsletter, highlighting project updates, new staff recruited, training opportunities available, and updates on events and campaigns that are currently running. Please contact info@doras.org for any more information. Thank you.
Limerick Election Candidates Say No to Racism
On Wednesday 1st May, 24 local and European election candidates gathered at the Doras office in Limerick City centre to publicly denounce racism by signing the Anti-Racism Election Protocol 2019. Seán McSweeney, Doras CEO said: “The elimination of racism from political discourse is something that Doras takes very seriously, and
Our Impact in 2017
In 2017, Doras Luimní supported more than 1,200 people from almost 100 countries to access their rights and to integrate into local communities in Ireland. We worked on 74 immigration-related issues, from asylum applications, family reunification support to employment and labour exploitation issues. See below for an overview of our
Volunteer Family Advocates
Are you interested in volunteering with Doras Luimní as a Volunteer Family Advocate? We are currently accepting applications from interested individuals in Limerick who have experience working in the community, supporting people from a migrant background to access services and information. Volunteers will need to be available for 1 to