Ireland: Balbriggan language centre closure slammed

[Francis Hult]

Dublin People

 

Balbriggan language centre closure slammed

 

A VITAL integration service for refugees and asylum seekers in north county Dublin is to close next month due to a total cut in funding. 



Staff and students at the Integrate Ireland Language and Training (IILT) centre, based in The Glebe, Market Green, Balbriggan, are reeling following the Department of Education's decision to redirect their funding to other bodies.



The centre has now been left with no choice but to close in July, sparking a huge amount of anger.



That anger was palpable last Friday when staff, students and supporters of IILT marched from Liberty Hall to the Department of Education's headquarters in Marlborough Street to protest about the funding cuts, and also to mark World Refugee Day. 

 

Full story:

http://www.dublinpeople.com/content/view/698/57/

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