SEVERAL thousand people attended two separate marches in Galway city and county today, as a 24-hour protest against location of a direct provision centre in Oughterard continues into its third week. SEVERAL thousand people attended two separate marches in Galway city and county today, as a 24-hour protest against location of a direct provision centre in Oughterard continues into its third week. The largest turnout was for a silent demonstration on Saturday morning in the Connemara village where there are plans to locate a direct provision centre in a local hotel. Mr Cubbard said he believed direct provision was a system “similar to mother and baby homes” and mistakes were being “repeated”. Protest: People march in opposition to a direct provision centre in Oughterard, Co GalwayThe protest was also addressed at Spanish Arch by Labour, Green Party, Social Democrat and Independent councillors.

Source: Irish Independent September 28, 2019 18:23 UTC