Asylum seekers in Ireland are housed in high-density communal accommodation contracted by the State from private sector providers under a system known as Direct Provision.  Residents of DP centres may be there for a period of years in a system in which few have the right to work and social integration within the host society is extremely limited.  Now, the Covid-19 crisis poses severe problems for those residents. The observation of public health directives on social distancing is impossible in most cases, with residents having extremely restrictive personal space. Apart from a high risk of Covid-19 outbreaks, particular problems arise for those doing essential frontline work or who may need to self-isolate for various reasons.    Cork City of Sanctuary is a hybrid model based on a UK precedent which enables statutory and voluntary agencies and migrant communities to build trust, improve consultative processes, provide enhanced services and monitor delivery and compliance. It also seeks to explore whether lessons can be learned from Covid-19 responses for the better future management of the asylum system in general.   E-Mail: unic-network@ruhr-uni-bochum.de Website: https://www.unic.eu/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3RlhEUY... Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnicLecture