Up to 10 asylum seekers staying in tents moved into site over May bank holiday weekend
“Gardaí are aware of footage being circulated on social media which occurred in the Sandwith Street area and an investigation into this incident is being carried out.”
It is understood that the migrant camp was set up during the May bank holiday weekend. According to local homeless outreach services, a number of asylum seekers who were sleeping on the main road on Lower Mount Street in the vicinity of the nearby International Protection Office decided to move to an alley off Sandwith Street for safety reasons after incidents of intimidating behaviour from passers-by. There are no more than 10 asylum seekers staying in the camp.
Elizabeth Watson, a local Fianna Fáil representative, described the situation as “complex” and said the local community was “concerned” about the camp and the violence. “Everyone is at risk, the people in the site who are vulnerable and others in the community who are vulnerable,” said Ms Watson. “We have a lot of older people, families, children and that’s quite frightening for it [the camp] to be in close proximity to them and their home.
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