Some of the roughly 40 tents lining the Warrington Place side of the Grand Canal between Mount Street and Huband bridges on Saturday afternoon are occupied by migrants who had been sleeping in tents outside the International Protection Office (IPO), which is about 200m away on Lower Mount Street. Asylum seekers have established an encampment close to the International Protection Office on Mount Street, where a large number of tents were removed recently. Video: Bryan O'BrienAhmed, from Palestine, said he was one of those who had been bussed to Citywest from outside the International Protection Office when the area was cleared on Wednesday. He was then issued with a letter saying the International Protection Accommodation Service (Ipas) was not in a position to provide him with any supports. “It’s strongly the view of businesses and residents in the area that the International Protection Office can no longer safely operate from Lower Mount Street.

Source: The Irish Times May 05, 2024 08:48 UTC