The Deora Project was established in January 2003 to provide counselling to the people of the North Inner City area of Dublin who have suffered loss as a result of bereavement, suicide and/or addiction. The Deora Project was established in an effort to respond to the perceived needs of the local community as identified by the Religious Sisters of Charity. In order to meet this need the Sisters sought the support of the North Inner City Drugs Task Force (NICDTF) to establish the Deora Project.  The Deora Project employs two part time accredited counsellors and one co-ordinator.

Some ten years earlier, the idea came about to provide a counselling service in the area as well as a pastoral centre. Three congregations in the area came together; The Religious Sisters of Charity, The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Christian Brothers. They agreed to work together and fund the centre collectively. The counselling service was named "OASIS" and was established on the 6th February 1996. The Oasis Counselling Centre has become a life-line in the area and has provided over 25,000 counselling hours in the last ten years. 

In 2005, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Christian Brothers' decided it was time to withdraw their financial support from the Oasis Counselling Service. The Religious Sisters of Charity are now funding the service alone.

The Religious Sisters of Charity have a long history of charitable work within the area. They opened their convent in Seville Place on the 19th November 1882 to minister to the poor of the area and to those who were deprived emotionally, physically and psychologically.

In the early part of the 20th century, the Religious Sisters of Charity began providing "penny dinners", which were known as "St. Anthony's penny dinners". The provision of penny dinners continued right up until the late 1980's when the need for this type of service declined as gainful employment and opportunities rose.

To find out more about the work of the Religious Sisters of Charity, please visit their website:  www.rsccaritas.ie