PUBLISHED Findings from this research were submitted to the Irish government's Taskforce on Transitional Supports, set up in the wake of the McMahon Report (2015). Dublin This research report highlights the multiple challenges faced by former asylum seekers in Ireland as they attempt to make the transition from Direct Provision to life in the wider community. Based on interviews with 22 former asylum seekers and six stakeholders, the report echoes numerous other studies in calling for an end to Direct Provision, and makes several recommendations to help prepare and support people prior to transition and throughout the transitioning process Funded by the Irish Research Council under its New Foundations (Engaging Civic Society) funding stream and conducted in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council