Country of Publication:

• Ireland

Minority Religions and Immigration in Ireland
February 2024
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198868699.013.2
In book: The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland
Vladimir Kmec
The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland provides in-depth analysis of the relationships between religion, society, politics, and everyday life on the island of Ireland from 1800 to the twenty-first century. Taking a chronological and all-island approach, it explores the complex and changing role of religion both before and after partition of the island. It addresses long-standing historical and political debates about religion, identity, and politics, including religion’s contributions to division and violence on the island. It also offers perspectives on the relationship of religion with education, the media, law, gender and sexuality, science, literature, and memory; considers how everyday religious practices have intersected with the institutional structures of Catholicism and Protestantism; and analyses the island’s increasing religious diversity, including the rise of those with ‘no religion’. Written by leading scholars in the field and emerging researchers with new perspectives, the Handbook is authoritative and up to date, offering a wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis of the enduring significance of religion on the island.

Country of Publication:

• Ireland

Ireland and immigration: The facts – how many men, women and children, where are they coming from and which counties are housing them? 13 January 2024. Irish Independent. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ireland-and-immigration-the-facts-how-many-men-women-and-children-where-are-they-coming-from-and-which-counties-are-housing-them/a1317067915.html

Country of Publication:

• Ireland

Neil Conner (2019) Religion And The Social Integration Of Migrants In
Dublin, Ireland, Geographical Review, 109:1, 27-46, DOI: 10.1111/gere.12295
This paper explores the intersection of religion and migration, and investigates how religious beliefs, practices, and identities can be both beneficial and/or a deterrence to the process of social integration. A qualitative case study was conducted at a multicultural, nondenominational Christian church in Dublin, Ireland, composed of both Irish-born citizens and migrants from around the world. Within the church, Irish-born and foreign-born congregants frequently interact, suggesting religion is a bridge that is encouraging social integration. Alternatively, noncongregant Irish-born members in the larger community where the church is located are skeptical of the church and maintain that it is a type of religious cult. From this perspective, religion can be perceived as a barrier that hinders a migrant’s ability to integrate into society. Consequently, this paper analyzes the dichotomous function of religion and religious identity within the social integration process in Dublin, Ireland. Keywords: Belonging, Ireland, migrants, religion, social integration.

Country of Publication:

• Ireland

Neil Conner, ‘Religion and the Social Integration of Migrants in Dublin, Ireland’, Geographical Review, 109:1, 27-46, https://doi.org/10.1111/gere.12295