Policing Authority calls for more information to be provided to Gardai on locations of international protection centres.
The Policing Authority have called on the Government to improve their communications with Gardaí over the areas that are selected for international protection centres. In recent times it has been mentioned that accommodation in Ballyshannon in Co Donegal and Dromahair in Leitrim. The moves have been met by…
Taoiseach says women and children will take priority when it comes to providing emergency refugee accommodation
The Taoiseach says he is currently unable to give a time line to when refugees will be arriving at the Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair. It was expected that refugees would be in the facility by December however planning concerns has resulted in a delay to the former hotel…
Local Election Candidate claims she was prevented for attending local meeting on refugee accommodation
Assurances have been provided that there will be no immediate arrival of refugees to the village of Dromahair due to a planning issue with the proposed facility where those arriving were due to be accommodated. A meeting took place last night between the local concerned Citizens Group and a…
Local TD hopes assurances issued over the arrival of refugees will ease fears in Dromahair
A Sligo Leitrim TD says he hopes that yesterday assurances which were given to the Dromahair Concerned Residents Association will help to ease some of the concerns that exist in the local area over the arrival of refugees to the Abbey Manor Hotel. The group have received written confirmation…
Department of Integration say no refugees will arrive in Dromahair without prior engagement with residents
The Dromahair Concerned Residents Association say that they have received written confirmation from the Minister with responsibility for Integration, Roderic O’Gorman that no refugees will arrive in Dromahair until there has been engagement between the Minister’s Department and the local residents group. In a statement issued to Ocean FM…
Large numbers attend Dromahair event to highlight concerns over refugees
A large number of people turned out in the north Leitrim village of Dromahair last night to highlight their concerns over imminent arrival of 155 refugees to the town. The event was organised by the ‘Concerned Dromahair Residents Association’ and attracted people from the town and surrounding…
Peaceful gathering planned to take place in Dromahair
A peaceful gathering of concerned citizens will take place in Dromahair in County Leitrim this evening to highlight the concerns that some residents have in relation to refugees being housed at a former hotel in the town. The organising group say that the arrival of the refugees is imminent. Tonight’s…