Doras calls on the Department of Justice to move people within HSE Covid-19 risk categories who are in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) accommodation to more appropriate settings immediately. “As with many of our colleagues in this space around the country, we are extremely concerned for at-risk people living in
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Doras Reduces Service due to Covid-19 (Click for alternative contact details)
Doras will be limiting it’s office operations, with the situation to be reviewed daily. We encourage our clients in Limerick to contact us over the phone or via email with any queries they may have. Contact details below.
Doras Calls on Irish Government to Respond to Developments on Greek Border
Doras calls on the Irish Government as a member of the EU to take steps to ensure Greece upholds the right of people arriving from Turkey to seek asylum, and to treat them in a humane and dignified manner. Doras director John Lannon said “We are deeply perturbed by
Doras General Election 2020 Manifesto
Doras works to uphold the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and everyone from a migrant background. We call on any incoming government to uphold not only their human rights, but the human rights of everyone in Ireland.Through our work we have identified several key areas of concern, many of
Doras Joins 29 Organisations in Calling for Election Campaigning Free from Hate Speech
Community groups and civil society organisations have joined forces to call for respectful and informed campaigning from all candidates in the run up to the General Election 2020. The following letter was issued to newspapers on the 27th January 2020: Dear Sir/ Madam, Everyone benefits when the language of equality,
Doras Welcomes the Imminent Closure of Mount Trenchard but Says a Lot More Needs to Be Done for International Protection Applicants
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
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,