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Two arrested at protest outside proposed direct provision centre in Ballybrack, Dublin.
Residents of an apartment complex in East Wall are demanding government action after a direct provision centre was set up “overnight” just meters from their homes.
Galway City Tribune debunk viral video
The block consists of 60 two and three bedroom apartments, with most of the 350 new arrivals made up of families.
Why direct provision policy and the government’s neglect of rural Ireland is a toxic combination. JOHN McGUIRK talks to Ben Scallan Full Interview: The challenges facing future governments: link soon #gript #ge2020 #generalelection2020
300 people packed a meeting in Borrisokane in north Tipperary last night to hear that accommodation for 84 migrants and asylum seekers was being made available in the town under a “done deal”. Residents and local representatives at the meeting were critical of the “secrecy” surrounding the move by the Department of Justice, who had […]
Locals in Oughterard point out that the DPC system is a money making scam for those with political connections. There is no consideration for local communities and decisions are made without regard or consultation. #gript
The local people in Oughterard have welcomed the withdrawal of a tender to provide a direct provision centre at a hotel in the town. A representative for the Connemara Gateway Hotel has confirmed they are pulling out of the deal which had caused controversy for the past three weeks in the town. Locals said they […]
Thousands of people have joined a second silent march in Oughterard, Co Galway, as local opposition to a direct provision centre being imposed on the small town grows.
It is the second such march since the controversy began, and other villages in Galway have this week been sending messages of support to the people of Oughterard.
It seems that the people of Oughterard in Galway are not for turning. Despite orders from Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan that they should ‘step back’ and let the government ride rough-shed over the concerns of the community, they continue to protest against the establishment of a direct provision centre they see as unworkable and inhumane. This issue […]