A group of International Protection Applicants (IPAs) have been moved out of a Co Clare hotel with just two days' notice, more than a year after members of the local community blocked roads in the area to protest their arrival.
A group of International Protection Applicants have been moved out of a Co Clare hotel with just two days' notice, more than a year after members of the local community blocked roads in the area to protest their arrival.
However, no more men arrived after a group of locals, who called themselves the 'concerned residents of Inch', blocked access roads to the hotel with tractors, silage bales and bollards.The group insisted their actions were justified based on their view that the isolated rural townland of Magowna was"unsuitable for a direct provision centre".
Some men left the centre, while others found jobs in businesses in Ennis, Lahinch and other local towns. However, he said he may struggle to make"new friends" in Dublin as he enjoyed the quite life in Co Clare. He said that"people were so friendly", although he never got to know those living along the road directly outside Magowna House.
In the case of Magowna House, an initial 12-month contract was signed and the department intended"to seek its renewal".However, when asked by Drivetime this week if that contract was renewed and whether they were plans to house other IPAs or refugees there, a department spokesperson said issues were raised following an inspection of the property by department officials.
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