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It has dominated the news for almost three years and in recent weeks, ahead of the former March 29 deadline, coverage went into overdrive and oversaturation, leading to almost Brexit fatigue amongst many.
But the serious concerns remain; how any form of Brexit will impact economically, and the possible return of a border as part of new customs checks arrangements.
However, for members of the various new nationalities that have made Newry and Mourne their home in recent years, the concerns are different.
Currently, citizens of EU member states have an automatic and unrestricted right to work throughout the EU.
That all ends post Brexit.
But the future of EU citizens living in the UK remains unclear.
The British government's Brexit withdrawal deal offers temporary guarantees for EU citizens living there.
It enables them to keep their current freedom of movement and other EU citizenship rights until December 2020 when the Brexit 'transition' period ends.
After that, no one knows.
So what is the mood amongst Newry's new residents regarding Brexit?
Samanta Incenberga left Latvia to live here just two months ago.
The 21-year-old works in the Polska store on Hill Street.
"I'm not really concerned about Brexit," says Samanta.
"But all Latvians are afraid about what they need to come back to Latvia from the UK, because the law in Latvia has changed because of Brexit and if a citizen of Latvia is coming back for holidays to Latvia, they need to pay more to get back.
"My friends and family are worried because people living in Ireland now can't just arrive back home to see them.
"But I don't know if anyone from Latvia is thinking about returning home because of Brexit. They might go to another country, but I don't think they will go back to Latvia because no one wants to go to Latvia. I'm hoping to stay here for a long time. I like it here because people are very kind. It's different in Latvia because everyone is sad, but here, everyone smiles."
Ionela Buzea from Romania has been living in Bessbrook for five years.
"I'm not worried about it," she says.
"Some people are, but I'm not. If I go, I go, if I stay I stay. I want to stay. Everybody wants to stay. We'll see what happened."
Mihaela Mocanu, also from Romania but living in Newry, said: "I don't like listening to news about Brexit because I think it's not ok for people who came here. I wish there was no Brexit. I want to stay here because I am happy; the kids go to school here, my husband works here. This is my home now.
"I'm very worried that we might have to go home. I don't want to go home, but if they make me go home, what can I do?"
Piotr Bayor from Poland has been living and working in Newry for eight years.
He has no intention of leaving.
"I like it here," he says.
"I like the people here. I don't like Brexit and I will stay here after Brexit. There may be many people going back home. Lots of Polish people living in England have already gone back to Poland because they're worried about Brexit, so we'll see what happens, but I am staying."
Krzystof Galebiewski, also from Poland, added: "I'm not worried about Brexit. I am applying for Irish citizenship. I want to stay here."
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Aged just 20 and all alone, Mei Lee boarded a plane in her home country of Malaysia and flew half way around the world - a 16-hour flight - to study in Northern Ireland. A daunting prospect, but one she was very capable of and, indeed, used to.
"When I was studying in my secondary school in Malaysia, I moved to another city when I was 13-years-old," says Mei.
"I stayed in a hostel with all my friends, so I'm used to staying away from home. It's not a big problem for me."
Mei is in her third year at Queen's University where she is studying for a BSc in Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition.
It is her placement year, and last September she moved to Newry to work as a Technical Assistant with one of Northern Ireland's leading agri-food businesses, ABP.
I work in the lab and do all the micro-testing, the pre-production, as well as checks in the processing area," she said.
"I enjoy it. I Iike to work in the lab. I love science."
Mei was born in Johor Bahru in southern Malaysia, a city with a population of over 400,000.
She is Malaysian Chinese, the second largest community of overseas Chinese in the world after Thailand.She speaks three languages, which is compulsory for children in the Malaysian education system.
"In Malaysia, all the children have to study Malay, English and Chinese from Kindergarten, so we learn three languages," explains Mei.
This, she says, helped her settle in her new, albeit temporary, home in Ireland.
Though the move was not without its difficulties, both linguistically and culturally.
"It was a big challenge for me to come here," she said.
"Firstly, it's very far from home. It took a 16-hour flight to get here. Secondly, the language. Even though I studied English since I was young, I mainly speak Chinese, so it was hard for me to adapt to a totally English-speaking environment.
"I remember when I arrived at the airport, it was so cold. Malaysia is a tropical country, so we don't have any seasons, just summer throughout the year, 30 degrees, 34 degrees, throughout the year.
"So I found here really cold. There was also a culture shock because in Northern Ireland everyone goes to party - parties every day - but actually I don't like parties so much, so it was a big difference.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B3KGM3mmUZ8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
"But the people are friendly, though sometimes teenagers, young people, may say bad things to me, but me and my friends just walk on,we ignore them."
Mei will travel back to Malaysia in June for the summer before returning to Belfast again in September for her fourth and final year.
She's looking forward to seeing her family and friends.
She's also looking forward to warmth and great cuisine.
"Malaysia is a good country," she said.
"We have good food, we are multi-cultured and we all live together, so it's nice."
But like many of the new nationalities living in Newry, Mei enjoys home comforts.
She cooks authentic Chinese food at home most nights.
Food is a big part of her life.
And promises to be a big part of her future.
Asked why she chose a degree in Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition, she jokes: "Because I like to eat!
"It's a really big market because everyone needs to eat; no one can live without food, so I think it's a really big market now and in the future.
"And hopefully in the future I will work in China, Taiwan, or maybe Australia or Singapore. Somewhere a little closer to home. And warmer!"
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Ireland is often described as a warm and welcoming place for visitors.
The same, however, cannot be said about the weather.
It’s not very welcoming - and certainly not warm for most months of the year.
But when someone who was born and reared in the frozen wilderness of Siberia says she found it difficult to acclimatise to the weather here, it’s clear we got the wrong end of the sunshine stick
“My first impression of Ireland was that it’s very cold,” says Natasha Brennan.
“When it's cold in Siberia, people wear furs to keep warm, but here, people don't wear warm clothing, so the cold was a little bit difficult.”
Born in Siberia, Natasha and her parents later moved to the western Russian city of St Petersburg.
But it was back in the far east of Russia, on an island just off Japan, that Natasha, working as an interpreter, met, fell in love with, and married overseas Newry contractor Gerry Brennan.
This was to lay the foundation for Newry’s first and only Russian school.
Natasha returned to Northern Ireland with Gerry permanently in 2008.
She became involved with the Russian Speaking Community NI group in Belfast, which helped organise and facilitate the first school for Russian children in the north in 2013.
It was from this that the idea of a weekly Russian school in Newry arose.
"It was not my idea,” said Natasha.
“It was the idea of some people in the Russian Speaking Community NI. They were trying to organise a Russian school in Belfast and they managed to do it, but they also looked at the idea of organising a school in Newry as well.
“So we were working at this idea and we found facilities, first in the Three Ways Community Centre, and then Justyna McCabe from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was very kind and paid the rent for this office at WIN. So we are happy to have lessons here."
While the Russian community here is relatively small compared to other eastern European populations, Natasha said there was still a hunger for a school to learn Russian language and history.
“People were asking, people were interested,” said Natasha.
“Whenever I was asking the Russian people I know here if they wanted a Russian school to be organised, they said yes of course, of course.
“The problem is, there are not many Russians living here in Newry."
The doors of the school first opened in October 2015.
Natasha, who has a diploma in teaching, is the school’s only teacher.
About 15 people each week use the service on a one-on-one basis.
"It's very important that people retain identity, language,” said Natasha.
“I have a boy pupil and he passed his GCSE exam in Russian language - he got 95 points out of 100 - and he's heading to Level Eight.
“We also study the history of Russia. I find the materials on the Internet, print them out, and read them. He is very interested in Russian history; he is Russian, he was born in Crimea.
"His parents moved to Ireland when he was nine, but he was forgetting how to write and speak Russian and that is why his parents decided he should go to Russian school. It is important to retain culture and identity."
Student Simone Kucina agrees.
The 15-year-old GCSE pupil has been attending the school each Saturday for over two years.
"I came to the school to learn how to communicate better with my family back in Russia," said Simone.
"I didn't know much Russian and couldn't really talk with my grandparents. I'm in regular contact with them, but they don't speak English.
"I think anyone coming to or living in Ireland should also learn their native language because if you learn your language, you feel more connected in a way.”
Simone was born and raised in Newry, attending St Joseph's Convent PS before going to St Mary's High School.
She then moved to Kilkeel and St Louis Grammar School before moving to Banbridge, where she attends Banbridge Academy.
She added: "I like learning language and I'm interested in politics, so I'm thinking about a career in those areas.”
Natasha is helping pupils like Simone develop and enhance their language skills and retain their identity.
It’s a role she loves and a service she hopes grows.
“Simone is a great person, very strong and determined,” says Natasha.
“I enjoy teaching and speaking in the Russian language. I would like it to get bigger and more people to come, but it looks to me like the parents are more concerned about their children learning to speak better English than Russian, but I think that's a mistake, because if the person is Russian and lives in Ireland, it's much better to teach the child to speak Russian as well. It's their future.
"It's only a few hours a week, but every little bit helps, slowly but surely,” she added.
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Beautifully crafted ornaments of some of Africa's most wonderful animals line the window of David Olara’s living room.
It's his way of ensuring a little bit of his east African roots form part of his new home in Warrenpoint.
David moved to Ireland last year with his Kilkeel-born wife and young son.
It was a huge decision.
"It really was a bold decision to make because I had to leave family members," says David
"Back home I was running a business and also working with the Uganda Rugby Union. So having to leave friends behind, having to leave family behind, really was a bold decision, but, at the end of the day, I had to move."
David was born and raised in Gulu in northern Uganda.
He was a child when civil war waged between the Ugandan army and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
Two of the casualties of the war included David's parents who were killed when he was just six.
"I was born in a family of four," said David.
"Unfortunately my parents were both killed when I was six-years-old. They were killed in an ambush.
"So I grew up with my granddad, grandma and my aunt. Growing up was really hard for me because northern Uganda had been in the forefront of the 25-year war between the LRA and Ugandan government.
"So as a child growing up in a a war-zone without your parents was really hard for me."
David ran a successful barber and boutique business in Gulu.
He also worked as a coach for the Uganda Rugby Union; he represented his country at rugby at U23 level, but a series of injuries forced him into early retirement and robbed him of his dream of playing for the senior team.
"I had a dream to play for the national team, but that dream was not realised," said David.
"But the big thing I was doing with Ugandan rugby was coaching and it's something I would like to get involved in here."
David's love of the sport is how he met his wife.
"She was working in Uganda with a governmental organisation and we met during a rugby game and picked it up from the," said David.
"Two years after we met, we relocated to Nairobi in Kenya and that's where we got married. Two years after that, she was offered a job in Belfast and we decided to move and that is the reason I'm here."
David and his family relocated to Ireland in March last year.
It was a huge change for him culturally and climatically.
"It's a big contrast, but I have a very good impression of the place," he says.
"Lovely people, lovely scenery. I have very good support from my in-laws, they have really helped me with here being a very different place from home.The people of this town are lovely.
"The only downside is I really had to adjust to the weather. It's very cold and a big contrast to where I come from, but I'm getting there."
Importantly, son Liam has also settled well.
He was in born in Kenya in 2017.
His African heritage will be explained and championed by his dad as he grows older.
"I think he has settled in well," said David.
"He adjusted well to the weather. He likes it here, he runs around a lot. He attends toddler groups in the town and he has already made a few friends.
"I want to try and balance things a bit. Once in a while I talk to him in my native language - most of the time it's English - but I want him to know the other part of the story as well, so I speak to him in the native language of the Acoli tribe in Uganda
"I bought him Acoli dictionaries and books to help him learn and understand it."
Liam's family back home miss the little fella.
But they keep in regular touch through social media and David says they will visit regularly when Liam's a little older.
"Family back home are missing us, especially Liam," said David.
"Liam was born and then we decided to moved, so they have not spent so much time with him and they really wanted to spend more time with him as he grows up, but it will only be a matter of time before we start moving back and forth with him."
For now, David is focused on his future here.
He's a full-time dad at the minute due to mum's busy work schedule.
Holder of a degree in computer science and an experienced animator, he is currently doing a security course to allow him to look for work in the security industry.
"When the time comes, I will get into the right line of work," he says.
But there's no rush yet.
He's spending quality time with his family and enjoying life in his adopted homeland.
"I love it here," adds David.
"I miss home, yes, that's a fact, but I love it here.
"I love being around my lovely child, my wife, being around people that love me and make me feel at home."
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Newry should be very proud of itself for the way it has welcomed and befriended the many nationalities that has made the district their home.
This, says Jerome Mullen, Honorary Polish Consul, has helped the city become one of the most diverse and inclusive in Ireland.
He is one of four local people to serve as an honorary consul in recent times.
"It speaks a lot for the area," says Jerome.
"It's very unusual that you would have four honorary consuls located in the one place, which is what has happened over the last number of years.
"And I think it does show the diversity of Newry, and how Newry has embraced European communities, and other communities, that have come to live and work here and how valued they have been made in relation to the workplace.
"I was giving a talk at MJM recently on the new settled status situation that will arise after the UK leaves the European Union, and in that room, I was flabbergasted; there were 100 workers, mainly all Polish, but also including Spanish, Bulgarian and a few other nationalities.
"It demonstrates the diversity of Newry as a welcoming place, that Newry is for minority communities."
A key part of this, he says, is the Council decision to establish an Ethnic Minority Centre in Newry.
Since it opened in 2007, it has helped over 15,000 people on housing and employment rights, registration for public services, education and many other wide-ranging issues and queries.
It is the only Council-funded Ethnic Minority Centre in Northern Ireland.
"What we have done over the years is we have reached out to these communities and recognised them, and one of the very important things that happened really early was when the Council established its Ethnic Minority Office in the Town Hall, which is always busy helping people," said Jerome.
"This plays a huge role in making people feel welcome; they understand what services are available to them and that they're not feeling like strangers living here, especially when there's a language barrier in many cases.
"Those are all very positive things and I think Newry should be very proud of itself."
Norbrook founder Lord Ballyedmond served as Honorary Consul to Chile.
Dr Gerard O'Hare was Honorary Consul to Latvia until recently.
Tom Kelly, Newry businessman and political commentator, was appointed Honorary Consul for Malta in 2007.
He believes Newry's growing multicultural society has not only enriched the city, but has challenged and changed the minds of many people.
"Diversity adds to a richness and stops people being very insular," he said.
"From the society which we grew up in, which was very inward looking and was probably dominated by two tribes, it's great to see the other cultures and nations coming here to live and work and bringing their expertise and their colour to the picture, because, in some ways, as much as they choose Ireland as the place they want to live, it also means Ireland becomes much more outward looking and that's what I think makes the difference."
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Growing up in Kiev, politics was often discussed around the dinner table in Oksana McMahon’s house.
Her dad worked for the Ukrainian government, both before and after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
So when Oksana moved to Ireland with her husband and daughter 20 years ago, it was perhaps unsurprising that she would eventually become involved in local politics.
She was co-opted on to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in March 2017.
Just over a year later, Oksana was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Council – the first Ukrainian national to hold such a title in Northern Ireland.
It was a proud moment for the mum-of-two.
More so, she hopes it helps inspire people from ethnic minority communities to become politically active in their new home and use politics as a force for change.
“I was very proud to be elected deputy chairperson,” said Oksana.
“Being a Sinn Fein representative on the Council, I was extremely humbled and honoured, then a year on I became the Deputy Chairperson, so it was a very proud moment for me.
“My mum was so proud too and she told me that my dad, who passed away four years ago, would be really, really proud too which meant so much.
"There is a big Polish and Lithuanian community here - I don't think there are as many Ukrainians or Russians - and I hope my example shows what you can achieve if you have the mindset and drive.
“I would love more people from different ethnic backgrounds to get involved politically.”
Oksana also hopes she can inspire young women to become involved in politics and have their voices heard.
“My example can also be used for any women looking to get involved in politics,” she said.
“A lot of young women are coming forward and interested in becoming politicians, so yes, I hope I can set an example and encourage more people from ethnic minority backgrounds and more women to become involved in politics.”
Following in her mum’s footsteps, Oksana studied Modern Languages at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
As part of the course, students were sent out on work placement and encouraged to find English-speaking companies to enhance their own English.
She spent time with a firm working on a major contract at Kiev International Airport and it was with this firm she met her Newry husband.
The couple had a daughter and spent five years living in Kiev.
They then decided to move to Ireland.
"It was a big decision for me because I was leaving all my friends and family behind,” said Oksana.
“We came to Newry and it was a completely different surroundings I was used to coming from a big city with over three million people.
"First of all I was really amazed how green everything was. There were beautiful houses, people really looked after them and they were all decorated with flowers; it made a really good impression on me.
"In Kiev, it was a really fast-paced life, coming here it was fresher, with very friendly people. And not once have I ever experienced any sort of hostility or people comment on me not being welcome here. Never."
The couple had a second daughter and Oksana worked with her husband’s firm.
But the draw of politics was never far away.
“I was always interested in politics,” she said.
“My dad worked for the government, so you can understand what kind of discussions we had.
“At school we were taught about different countries, about their political structures, their economic structures and population and customs and traditions, so we were quite clued in.
“It's very important for the person, no matter where they live, to have a voice and to be involved in politics, especially if you want to change something in the society you live in.”
Oksana joined Sinn Fein.
She said the party was the obvious and only choice for her.
“The party stands for equality, integrity and respect, and that sums it up. I think it's a very inclusive and progressive party,” she said.
“I have been living here for over 20 years and this is my input into the local community - being a councillor provides you with a platform to speak for the people of the region you live and represent their views.”
In her role as a councillor, she said she has met many people from ethnic minority communities that now call Newry their home.
She said the uncertainty of Brexit is a major concern for people in these communities and hailed the work of the Council’s Ethnic Minority Support Centre – the only of its kind in the north – for helping and guiding people through this difficult period.
“People are not sure what is going to happen and they are very concerned,” said Oksana.
“A lot of them have made the Newry, Mourne and Down district their home, but now circumstances are changing and there is a great unknown and people are very nervous.
“The Ethnic Minority Support Centre is engaging with various communities about Brexit and getting people registered.
"It's a brilliant initiative by our Council. They are extremely busy and deal with many different issues.
“It's very important the Council thinks about expanding these structures and trying to help people because there is a big community living here in need of advice and help.”
Away from politics, Oksana enjoys walking, sports and enjoying quality time with her family.
She said she “loves the spirit of Irish people” and believes here is one of the safest environments to raise her two daughters.
She speaks to her mum every day on Skype and visits her and her family in Ukraine at least once a year; she loves it as it gives gives her and her daughters the chance to speak the native tongue and reconnect and embrace the Ukrainian culture.
She said she hopes peace can be found soon in her homeland following the ongoing unrest caused by the 2014 invasion by Russia and annexation of Crimea.
She is also hoping to be elected for the first time in the local government elections in May.
“I am really happy where I am,” added Oksana.
“Deputy Chair consumes a lot of your time every day. But I love it, I love meeting people I have never met before and visiting places across the district I have never been.”
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"Adults can learn a lot from children about integration," says Ewa Gorzelak-Deska.
"Children have a skill that many adults don't have; we see how they integrate and connect with each other and I think we can learn a lot from children."
A journalist by trade, Ewa works at the weekly Polish Supplementary School in Newry each Saturday.
She said it's important children to Polish parents learn the language and culture of their parents and grandparents.
It's also very important, she adds, that children integrate and form strong and lasting friendships with children from different cultures and backgrounds.
She sees that happening amongst young people in her new home of Newry.
But she believes more can and should be done to encourage and promote greater friendships amongst the city's adult population.
"I think adults should learn from the children because if you look at the children from different backgrounds, they are together and they connect very well," says Ewa. "That's what we should learn.
For us, Newry is our home, so we should work towards integration with the local people and with everybody in the neighbourhood.
"We should actually meet each other as a community and discover each other's culture, talk about our culture more and show our culture more because some local people don't know our culture.
"The way we should do this is through education, arts and language. Have more meetings and display our culture more. This is about assimilating more with the neighbourhood and the local people."
Ewa arrived in Newry in 2016. Along with her cats, she followed husband Grzegorz and son Igor to Newry from her home in the southern Polish city of Zawiercie.
The 46-year-old said she immediately felt welcome when she arrived.
"My first impression of here was very, very good and I was very happy to be here, but on the other hand, I was sad because I had left my home country of Poland," said Ewa.
"I find the people very nice. They have a good manner, they have smiles on their faces and the welcome was very good.
"Because of the people of Newry, I like it here. I was very surprised in a nice way, I had heard about Irish people before. I heard a lot of good things about them, but I discovered for myself that that they are very, very good people.and was surprised in such a nice way."
Ewa, however, has struggled with one aspect of life here. While she is slowly picking up English, she believes the language barrier remains a problem for many older people in the Polish community. "I like languages and I love speaking my Polish language and I would love to speak to people in English the way I speak to people in Polish," she said.
"The problem is I have a language barrier and I would like to speak English more than I do at the moment. I think because I am an older person, the younger people are learning languages quicker than I am.
"I think the problem is I don't have enough Irish friends; if I had more Irish friends, I could speak English to them and learn the language quicker and faster and the barrier would be gone forever.
"I think I need to spend more time with my neighbourhood and with Irish people and then practice and practice makes the language perfect. School wouldn't be as good as practice because school is school, but if you speak the language with Irish friends, then you practice and learn quicker."
Ewa still has family in Poland and is in regular contact with them. In recent months, much of those conversations have been about Brexit and the possible implications it may bring.
"I speak to my family on a daily basis about what is happening here and how I am going here," she said.
"I am very happy to speak to them about that. I am still missing my country and still 50 per cent of myself is in Poland, but I love here also. I speak a lot to my family about Newry and the adventures where we go and how I spend my free time. When I speak to them on the phone I tell them when they come over here they will see for themselves.
"We talk a lot about Brexit which is the main subject at the moment, but we are a little bit tired of the subject because nobody knows what is coming. We don't know what the future is yet. We are worried, but I don't think it's going to be as bad as people make out it's going to be. We have to wait and see what happens and I don't think we, as a minority, will be affected by it very badly."
Ewa's not too concerned about what may unfold over the coming weeks as the March 29 deadline draws closer.
Instead, she remains focused on her work with the growing number of children at the Polish school close to her Armagh Road home.
"I'm very happy to do this job," she adds.
"What makes me happy about working at the school is seeing children coming and learning the Polish language, learning the Polish culture. They are very happy and are good listeners. That makes me happy about my job. That makes me happy here."
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Since it first opened its doors in 2007, the Ethnic Minority Support Centre in Newry has helped over 15,000 people.
Located at Newry Town Hall, the centre provides free advice and support to minority communities in their own language about access to education, benefits, courses, housing and other general facilities.
It is the only Council-run support centre for ethnic minority residents in Northern Ireland.
''It was the Council's response to the changing demographics in the area,'' said Justyna McCabe, Programmes Manager with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
''It was to provide support to the new communities that were coming in in quite large numbers, especially Polish at that time.
"In 2007, there was a need because suddenly a lot of people were coming here and the Council quickly noticed this; a lot of people with different needs and something needed to be set up for that.
''We had great support from Council management and it was thanks to them that the project took off. It's still quoted as the model of best practice by Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) because it is the only centre within the Council structures.
“I know some councils may have some support centres, but not based within the Council structure. It was a great move."
Funded through the Council's Good Relations Programme, the centre provides a free and confidential support service for ethnic minority residents.
This includes information on the EU Settlement Scheme, on housing and employment rights, help with registration with GPs, placing children in school, and advice and help with writing CVs and where to look for jobs.
It also provides assistance with benefits, appeals and official letters, as well as facilitating integration programmes.
From its inception, the centre formed strong working partnerships with agencies that it would have to work closely with such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, the PSNI and the Housing Executive.
Those relationships remain strong today and provide invaluable support to the wide range of issues and needs brought to the centre on a daily basis.
"People come with different issues," says Artur Kmiecik, Ethnic Minority Support Officer with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
"They will come with housing issues or employment issues. People will come and ask about jobs; what is available and where they should look for them.
"We help people with Universal Credit, people with tax returns, people who would like to set up a small business.
"Also, when new families arrive here, we help to arrange schools for children and help them to register with doctors and dentists. This is how we help them and we do so by using their own language to avoid misunderstanding.
"At this moment, we are able to communicate in five languages; Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Romanian and Arabic. Most of the people that come to us have a limited knowledge of English, so we can communicate with them and help avoid misunderstandings."
The number of people using the centre is increasing every year.
There has also been a change in the nationalities seeking help in recent years.
"When we started, we had about 1,500 a year on average, by 2018 we had 2,025 visits," said Artur.
"In general, our centre was visited by about 15,000 people since it opened.
"On average, we had about 1,500 to 1,800 service users every year, but in the last two or three years we've had more than 2,000 every year."
Artur said one of the reasons for the increase is the number of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants.
When it opened, the centre dealt mainly with Polish and Lithuanian nationals.
But it has seen the national profile of its clients change quite dramatically since 2017 with fewer migrant workers from Poland and Lithuania using the service, and more nationals from Bulgaria and Romania.
They, he said, often arrive with little or no education and therefore require additional help.
In November last year, the centre held a Romanian Information Session in Newry with 64 Romanian nationals in attendance.
''The session lasted almost three hours and showed the level of trust that the Roma community in Newry have in our centre,'' said Artur.
''In light of recent alarming publications in the press from other regions of Northern Ireland, our meeting was and is a good sign of mutual understanding and good relations.
''Apart from the main theme from our session, two other serious concerns for the Romas were addressed; overcrowded apartments with no heating and threats of potential evictions of families with small children.''
As well as advice and assistance, the Ethnic Minority Support Centre also provides English language classes.
And in recent months, it has facilitated information sessions for various minority communities on Universal Credit and the EU Settlement Scheme, something that has caused unease in communities across the district.
Justyna says this is now the centre's biggest challenge.
"The centre will be assisting EU citizens with the EU Settlement Scheme," says Justyna.
"It will be a big demand and challenge. Everyone will have to register."
Anyone currently living in the UK who is an EU citizen will have to apply to the scheme by June 2021 in order to be allowed to stay here following the 2016 referendum result to leave the EU.
Successful applicants will be given either settled or pre-settled status.
Anyone that doesn't successfully register will then be living in the UK illegally.
"People are concerned about it," said Artur.
"They feel they have been living here for a long time, they have been working here, so why should they register. This is their home. Some have bought houses here, they have children in schools, so people are very concerned and they are asking lots of questions.
"But we have material from the Home Office and we can distribute this and helping people to register."
It has caused great alarm because people are happy living in the Newry area.
Unlike some parts of Northern Ireland, the growing migrant community has been largely welcomed across the district.
"I think we are quite lucky. Because of the amount of work we have done, I think it has paid off," said Justyna.
"People do feel welcome. Probably the biggest recent challenge is with the Syrian community because there is such a difference in culture and they're at the very early stages of their settlement here, so maybe they do experience isolation, but again, we have a contact point at the support centre.
"Twice a week we have English classes, especially for Syrians, so at least they have somewhere to go and meet and ask for support."
It's a busy, and sometimes stressful schedule for the pair, but Justyna and Artur are enjoying their roles in helping new communities make Newry their home.
Artur added: "It's fascinating because you meet so many people and come across so many different cultures and different characters. It's fantastic."
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Boarding a plane from Portugal to Ireland in 2008, Alice Martins Ruas was too young to comprehend the enormity of what was happening.
The seven-year-old's dad had been awarded a senior job on the construction of the M1 at Newry bypass and was moving his family from the southern Portuguese city of Sebutal to a new life in Northern Ireland.
For the little girl, it was a huge adventure.
So she was surprised at the tears and hugs from family members at the departure gate.
''When I was seven, I didn't really understand the concept of countries, so when my dad came home from work one day and said we were moving to Northern Ireland, I was like 'oh, that's cool','' said Alice.
''It didn't register in my head that it was a different country. We were getting on the plane and my mum was crying and my granny was crying, and I didn't understand why they were crying - we were just moving house. I wasn't scared. I was kind of excited about moving.''
Upon arriving in Ireland, Alice quickly noticed a dramatic change.
Coats became a necessity.
And sunglasses were no longer required.
''I remember obviously that it was colder; we had to wear winter coats because we were freezing all the time,'' said Alice.
''I remember first seeing the radiators on the wall in our house and thinking that this was crazy because in Portugal you don't need radiators. You just buy a wee one that you plug in when you're cold. I remember looking at the radiators in the house and thinking 'what are these things?'
''Also, in our first house a milkman would call and drop milk at the door and I remember the first time I seen it I was like wow. I was fascinated by it.''
It was a far cry from the sun-kissed coast of Portugal.
But the cold climate was made easier by the warm welcome.
''We were made welcome here,'' says Alice.
''We were here two or three days when my mum took us looking for a school. She got speaking to man who told us to try St Joseph's PS in Newry. He said there were kids from different backgrounds at the school. I've always felt welcomed here. Everyone is really helpful. I think my English is quite good and people maybe don't realise I'm from Portugal until I tell them and they're like 'oh, that's cool'.''
Alice is now a Year 14 pupil at Our Lady's Grammar School in Newry.
She is studying A-Level Maths, Spanish and Psychology and hopes to go to university later this year to do a degree in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice.
She still speaks Portuguese with her mum, dad and siblings.
And they still make traditional Portuguese cuisine on special occasions.
Retaining her heritage is of huge importance to Alice, though she senses the bond diminishes slightly as the years pass by.
''It was my first language,'' she said.
''I try to go over to Portugal every year, but that's just not possible because my brother and I have a job. I do notice when I go over that I'm different and they're different. The last time I went over I hadn't been over in two an a half years and suddenly I had short blonde hair and I had glasses
''Yes, I do find I'm drifting a little apart. It does make me sad to think me and my family in Portugal are drifting apart. They don't really know me, they remember me as this seven-year-old and I'm very different to when I was seven.
''So it is kind of sad, but at the same time the culture and nationality will always be there and I do try to hold on to that by speaking to my dad and mum in Portuguese and I have a few Portuguese books and sometimes I get a wee notion to read them. I listen to music in Portuguese sometimes to hold on to that.
'My dad sometimes makes crepes with the mince. We eat cod on Christmas Eve, another Portuguese tradition. My mum makes traditional Portuguese food at her house sometimes as well and we chat in Portuguese. It's important.''
Newry is also important to Alice.
And she said she is thrilled that her adopted home has made thousands of people from other nationalities welcome, just as she and her family were 10 years ago.
''There are more different nationalities living here and people from here are ok with that,'' added Alice.
''Out shopping, you see more different people and hear different languages and everyone is ok with that. I think it's really good.''
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