Irish Refugee Integration Network (IRIN)

Abstract

This project report details the origins of the Irish Refugee Integration Network (IRIN) initiative, explaining why it was established and contextualising it within the broader migratory context in contemporary Ireland. It delineates the various phases this volunteer-led collective has gone through with an analysis of their constituent challenges and successes. Future developments envisaged for IRIN will also be evoked.

Keywords

• displacement
• migrant education
• informal education
• solidarity