Pattern of camping and moving on has become daily routine for men arriving into Ireland seeking asylum
Tents pitched along the Grand Canal in Dublin on Saturday, August 17th. The tents were erected inside the barriers on the canal
A total of 28 tents were visible on Sunday. It is understood many among the group of male asylum seekers, who have not been offered accommodation by the State, arrived in the country in recent days. Ikram said his journey to Ireland had taken five days, “through France”. Asked if this was a surprisingly quick path to Ireland, he summoned his cousin Sahil from the two-man tent they were sharing. Sahil said they had previously been in Belgium for a number of years. It had taken the cousins five days to reach Ireland via France, he said.
Those without any form of shelter continue to receive tents from Government-funded service providers, while simultaneously being informed that it is illegal to camp in Dublin city. This pattern of camping and moving has continued since March when the Government first cleared tents that appeared around Mount Street Lower outside the International Protection Office.
A small number of protesters, who took part in the Take Back Our Spaces demonstration outside the Department of Integration on Baggott Street Lower on Saturday, tore down fencing along Mespil road which was erected by Waterways Ireland.
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