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European Migration Network

EMN Ireland

EMN Ireland, the Irish National Contact Point (NCP) of the European Migration Network (EMN), has been located in the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) since 2003. The ESRI has been involved in migration related research since its inception in 1960. Read more.

Funding
EMN Ireland is co-funded by the European Union (Directorate General for Home Affairs) and the Department of Justice and Equality.

Staff
EMN Ireland staff members are:
  • Research Professor Philip O’Connell, Director
  • Emma Quinn, National Programme Coordinator
  • Corona Joyce, Senior Policy Officer
  • Elaine Byrne, Information Assistant
  • Gill Kingston, Research Assistant
  • Mairéad Finn, Research Assistant
Contact us
Tel: 01 8632000 | E-mail: emn.ireland@esri.ie | Web: www.emn.ie

About the European Migration Network (EMN)

The aim of the European Migration Network is to provide up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information on the migration and asylum situation at European and Member State level with a view to supporting policymaking and informing the general public. Read more

Further information may be found in the EMN information leaflet (below) and on the central EMN website http://www.emn.europa.eu.


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Activities

EMN Ireland Research Conference

"Documenting Irregular Migration", Thursday 8 December 2011

The conference included expert international perspectives on the rights of irregular migrants as well as Irish and British perspectives on irregular migration within the Common Travel Area (CTA) between Ireland and the UK.

View Agenda and conference presentations

1. Research and Analysis

The research and analysis activities of the EMN include:

EMN Research Study Projects
EMN Research Studies offer a broad look into specific topics of current interest in relation to the migration and asylum situation in the European Union and its Member States.

Annual Policy Reports
Annual Poilcy Reports focus on current legislative and political developments in the Member States and examine the implementation of EU legislation at national level.

Annual Reports on Migration, and International Protection Statistics
Annuual statistics reports analyse and interpret statistical trends on asylum, migration, illegal entry and stay, and removals at national level. The statistics for this series are provided via EUROSTAT by national data providers.

Recent EMN Ireland Publications

View more EMN reports and migration related publications.


2. National Networking

EMN Ireland is developing a national network involving a variety of partners, ranging from research institutes, documentation centres and non-governmental organisations active in the field of migration and asylum to public authorities, ministries and national statistic offices. The national networks actively support the NCP by supplying information, and contributing to selected research activities. The composition of the national network reflects the aim of EMN to establish a non-exclusive platform that allows different voices to be heard.


3. Information Exchange

The principal aim of EMN´s data collection is to develop a comprehensive online repository for data and information in the field of migration and asylum. The members of the European Migration Network draw together, analyse and regularly exchange data and information on specific topics in the fields of migration and asylum at Member State level. This information is shared at European level on the EMN information exchange system.

EMN Ireland collects and makes available, information on:

A glossary of asylum and migration terms has been developed by the EMN to improve the comparability of information across EU Member States through the use, and common understanding of identified terms and definitions.


4. Ad Hoc Queries

European Migration Network ad hoc queries are a flexible and timely means of responding to asylum and migration queries posed by other EMN National Contact Points.


More information

Subscribe to EMN Ireland newsletter to receive the latest information on developments in the area of migration and asylum in Ireland and Europe.

Contact us
Tel: 01 8632000 | E-mail: emn.ireland@esri.ie | Web: www.emn.ie