A tender to convert a hotel in Oughterard in Co Galway into a controversial Direct Provision centre has been withdrawn by the applicant, it has been reported. A tender to convert a hotel in Oughterard in Co Galway into a controversial Direct Provision centre has been withdrawn by the applicant, it has been reported. A 24-hour picket had been maintained at a former hotel in Connemara in protest over its possible conversion into accommodation for asylum seekers. READ MORE: 'End direct provision' - Bishop of Galway makes call from the pulpit amid Oughterard protestsRTE News reported that construction workers were this morning removing tools from the hotelMore to follow...READ MORE: Twin marches in Galway as row over direct provision centre causes divideOnline Editors

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2019 09:14 UTC