The Migrant Integration team has been established to support refugees and asylum seekers feel welcomed and integrated. Through a range of actions in the South Dublin area, our team assists the collectives in navigating Irish society. The team offers 1-2-1 support, while promoting advocacy through collaborative actions. Our mission is to make community services accessible to the migrant collective and diminish the barriers to their social inclusion. The team focuses on the issues of Physical and Mental Health/Well-Being, Education, Training Activities, Social Supports, Housing/Accommodation, Employment Support, as well as supports for Children and Families, and People living with a Disability and any other issues that may arise.
Who we are
Where to find us
Weekly Clinic schedule:
Tuesdays Drop-in Clinics from 14:00 to 17:00 in Mountain Park (D24 HDT0)
Wednesdays Drop-in Clinics from 9:15 to 13:00 in Clondalkin Intercultural Centre
Fridays General Clinic from 9:00 to 13:00 in Mountain Park
Wednesday Morning Roma Social Clinic from 9:30 to 13:00 in Russell Building
Information of interest
Mountain Park and the Clondalkin Intercultural Centre
The centres are daytime hubs for refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities living in South County Dublin, including Tallaght, Clondalkin, Citywest and Dublin city centre and suburbs.
They both offer conversational English language classes, in addition to regular ESOL classes – catering to the English language training needs of almost 40 students each day. The centres also run several weekly drop-in, advice and support clinics for refugees and asylum seekers.
English Language Support Includes
- Free English one-to-one/group Language Lessons
- Literacy Support
- English Language Assessment Service
- ESOL Language Programme
For for information contact Carmen Paredes: 087 0961490.
In our centres, we offer a range of programmes and events including:
- Preparation for employment,
- CV workshops,
- Art classes,
- Sport & wellness programmes and activities,
- Women only spaces,
- Cultural celebrations.
Both centres have a free ‘coffee shop’ space available for people to relax and access the internet outside of their accommodation centre and away from the streets.
The centres are open to all members of the local community for cultural celebrations. These events help break down barriers between new and existing communities, while further promoting integration.
Would you like to volunteer in our centres as an English/ Yoga teacher/ delivering workshop of interest to the refugee and asylum-seeker communities? We would like to hear from you!
Team Information
Our multicultural team is made up of 6 people coming from different parts of the world. We can assist clients in a range of languages including:
- English
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Spanish
- Chinese
- Italian
- Polish
- Romanian
