Gardaí have said a peaceful protest is continuing today at a site in Co Wicklow that is being prepared to accommodate International Protection Applicants.
Gardaí have said a peaceful protest is continuing today at a site in Co Wicklow that is being prepared to accommodate International Protection Applicants.The protesters said they want to keep the situation peaceful, but they feel their concerns about the legality of what is being done, the environmental impact and the availability of resources for migrants are not being listened to.
Gardaí said some of the crowd were moved for their own safety and the operation to enable construction workers and their equipment access to the site was completed. Gardaí say three men arrived in a taxi with petrol and spoke to protesters onsite after lighting a fire and leaving again.The Department of Integration said it is considering the provision of tented accommodation at River Lodge to address the"acute shortfall" in accommodation for International Protection Applicants.
Kevin Haig said they do not believe the HSE owns it because it states on the land registry that the property is owned by a trust and should only be used for educational and training purposes. The village of Newtownmountkennedy, he said, has grown 65% in the last few years and has two grocery shops but no bank, dentist, library or secondary school.
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