More than 100 male asylum seekers were being transferred out of accommodation in Citywest and Crooksling, in southwest Dublin, in an apparent move to free up space for others currently in tents along the Grand Canal. He believed there had been a “tacit acceptance by many State agencies that the situation on Mount Street could just continue”. St Brigids Home in Crooksling, Co Dublin, where asylum seekers camping at Mount Street were relocated to last week. But insisting that he had taken charge of the situation Mr Harris said “I’m telling you now that we will deal with the Grand Canal. As of Tuesday there were 1,710 asylum seekers awaiting an offer of accommodation, according to the Department of Children and Integration.

Source: The Irish Times May 08, 2024 21:27 UTC