Some of the nearly 5,000 people who live in direct provision centres across the country were in attendance, along with over 30 campaign groups. A protest against Direct Provision in Cork in 2016They want the right to work, equal access to third level education and equal rights to social welfare. Asylum seekers in Direct Provision are not allowed to work and are given €22 a week to live. They say asylum seekers living in the centres are like second or third class citizens. In May this year, the Supreme Court ruled that the ban on asylum seekers seeking employment is in principle "unconstitutional".

Source: Irish Examiner November 18, 2017 18:33 UTC