Eugene Quinn
JRS prioritises protection of refugees during pandemic
April 14, 2021
Eugene Quinn, National Director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Ireland, reports on the latest local, regional and global JRS responses to Covid-19
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Fantastic response to JRS Toy Appeal
January 5, 2021
The generous response to the Jesuit Refugee Service 2020 Toy Appeal was "a light of kindness in the Covid darkness"
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Forty years of service
November 13, 2020
The Jesuit Refugee Service marks 40 years of accompanying, serving, and advocating for asylum seekers, refugees, and the forcibly displaced
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Ending direct provision
June 30, 2020
JRS Ireland launch a new study identifying necessary steps for system change to end Direct Provision
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‘Everyone can make a difference. Every action counts.’
June 19, 2020
JRS Ireland has marked World Refugee Day with the launch of its annual report
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JRS launches Covid-19 helpline
May 22, 2020
A helpline to assist asylum seekers during the Covid-19 crisis has been launched by the Jesuit Refugee Service
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Fears for refugees well-founded
April 7, 2020
The Jesuit Refugee Service Director, Eugene Quinn, voices concern for at-risk refugees in Direct Provision in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak
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Huge response to JRS toy appeal
January 13, 2020
"The light of giving in response to the JRS Toy Appeal overcame the darkness of recent controversies," according to Eugene Quinn, Director of Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland
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Making space within the asylum system
October 4, 2019
The Jesuit Refugee Service warns that recent improvements to Ireland’s under-pressure direct-provision system could be reversed
Read moreCall for Ireland to do more for refugee resettlement
September 20, 2019
Jesuit Refugee Service joins migrant advocacy coalition to call on Ireland to do more for resettlement
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