His opposition to plans for a direct provision centre at the hotel were informed by his past and by his horror at the “warehousing” of children. “I have a refugee living in my property, a Sudanese man who spent 10 years in direct provision, and who was living in his car when I met him. “We were attacked straight away by both extremes, right and left, and they drowned us out.”However, the campaign against direct provision was not over. We will probably have another march, and, yes, I would like to see asylum seekers join us. One woman said she would go ahead with a planned visit to a direct provision centre elsewhere.

Source: The Irish Times October 01, 2019 20:48 UTC