UCC closure of centre condemned

LEADING academics and immigrant support groups have condemned the decision by University College Cork (UCC) to close the Irish Centre for Migration Studies.

UCC closure of centre condemned

A spokeswoman for the university confirmed the centre, which carries out research on migration and asylum seeker issues for academic, government, EU and non-governmental agencies, is likely to close in October.

The spokeswoman said the decision was based on financial grounds. “G iven the current financial constraints it was not possible for the funding to continue,” she said.

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