Background

Sr Stanislaus Kennedy,
founder of the Immigrant Council of Ireland

The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) was established by Sr Stanislaus Kennedy in 2001 to provide an innovative response to changing social needs in Ireland.

On this page, you can learn more about our history, our vision and goals for the future, our organisation and our staff.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland

The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) is a national, independent non-governmental organisation that promotes the rights of migrants through information, legal advice, advocacy, lobbying, research and training work. The ICI is also an Independent Law Centre.

The ICI believes immigration is a permanent and positive reality in Ireland and continues to lobby for integrated, transparent, rights-based immigration and integration legislation and policies which reflect this reality.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland Ltd is a company limited by guarantee not having a share capital, registered in Dublin, Ireland. Registered Office: 2 St Andrew Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Registered Company No: 412824. The Immigrant Council of Ireland Ltd is also a charity with Registered Charity No: CHY 16908. The Board of Directors is: John Cunningham, Noeline Blackwell, Sr Stanislaus Kennedy RSC, Stewart Kenny, Lawrence Lee, Derek Stewart, Breege Timoney, Larry Tuomey. Company Secretary, Geraldine Hegarty; Chief Executive Officer, Denise Charlton.