{"id":117,"date":"2020-06-04T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T13:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ireland\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:41:46","slug":"legal-and-other-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ireland\/where-to-seek-help\/legal-and-other-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal and other support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal Aid Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaidboard.ie\/en\/\"><strong>Legal Aid Board<\/strong><\/a> are the body charged with providing legal aid in Ireland. They operate the Refugee Legal Service which provides confidential and independent legal services to persons applying for asylum in Ireland. Legal aid can help you if you cannot afford to pay a solicitor privately, by providing legal assistance, advice and representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Telephone: +353 (0)66 947 1000 or +353 (0)1 646 9600<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: info@legalaidboard.ie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalaidboard.ie\/en\/\">http:\/\/www.legalaidboard.ie\/en\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irish Refugee Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie\/\"><strong>Irish Refugee Council<\/strong><\/a> is a national non-governmental organisation (NGO) which specialises in working with and for refugees in Ireland, focusing primarily on working with people in the asylum system who are applying to be recognised as refugees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Irish Refugee Council runs a free and confidential drop-in centre which offers advice on the asylum process, Direct Provision and family reunification. They can also provide support on issues like housing, employment, education, resettlement and community sponsorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Telephone: +353 (0)1 764 5854<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WhatsApp: +353 (0)85 812 8520<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enquiry form: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie\/contact\">https:\/\/www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie\/\">https:\/\/www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address: 37 Killarney St, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, D01 NX74, Ireland. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immigrant Council of Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigrantcouncil.ie\/\"> Immigrant Council of Ireland<\/a><\/strong> provides assistance and legal representation to individuals on their immigration status. This is a free, but limited, service for particularly complex situations or cases that give rise to specific policy concerns. They also offer a phone support service which provides confidential information on issues surrounding the Irish immigration system (e.g. questions around visas, family reunification, your rights, etc).. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same number can also be used\nto reach the anti-racism hotline, which provides support, information and\nreferrals for people who have experienced or witnessed racist incidents in\nIreland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phone Support Service and the Anti-Racism<br>Hotline: +353 1 674 0200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This support service is available by phone Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am-1pm and between 7-9pm on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Closed every Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email:<br><a href=\"mailto:admin@immigrantcouncil.ie\">admin@immigrantcouncil.ie<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immigrantcouncil.ie\/\">http:\/\/www.immigrantcouncil.ie\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address: 2 St Andrew<br>Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flac.ie\/\"><strong>FLAC <\/strong><\/a>is an Independent Law Centre offering free and confidential legal information and advice to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal advice can be sought on\ntheir website, through theirtelephone information and referral line or at one\nof their legal advice centres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Telephone:<br>1890 350 250<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Form:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flac.ie\/contact\/\">https:\/\/www.flac.ie\/contact\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flac.ie\/\">http:\/\/www.flac.ie\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local<br>Legal Advice Clinics: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flac.ie\/help\/centres\/\">https:\/\/www.flac.ie\/help\/centres\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nasc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nascireland.org\/\"><strong>Nasc <\/strong><\/a>works to link migrants and ethnic minorities to their rights by protecting human rights, promoting integration and campaigning for change as well as providing a free legal service. NASC is based in County Cork and&nbsp; provides support in the south of the country and nationally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Telephone: +353 (0)21 427 3594<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: reception@nascireland.org<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/nascireland.org\/\">https:\/\/nascireland.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address: 34 Paul Street, Centre, Co. Cork, Ireland.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ireland\/where-to-seek-help\/government-organizations\/\">Government Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ireland\/where-to-seek-help\/other-support-services\/\">Other Support Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ireland\/where-to-seek-help\/\">Where to seek help?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ireland\/about-unhcr-ireland\/\">About UNHCR Ireland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Aid Board The Legal Aid Board are the body charged with providing legal aid in Ireland. They operate the Refugee Legal Service which provides confidential and independent legal services to persons applying for asylum in Ireland. 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