Asylum seekers face deportation despite having worked as much-needed carers on Covid frontline
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says some foreign workers, such as carers, fear they may have to leave the country if their asylum applications have been unsuccessful despite having worked on the frontline since the beginning the of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny says many of these workers are…
Fire breaks out in hotel earmarked for asylum accommodation
Emergency services were called to the scene of a fire at the Shannon West Hotel on the Leitrim side of Roosky yesterday evening. The building was earmarked to accommodate upto 80 asylum seekers. It happened at around 8pm where the Fire Service were immediately called. The hotel suffered extensive smoke…
Getting into asylum process was key to Iranian man ending hunger strike
Being allowed enter the asylum process in this country was what finally convinced a 44-year old Iranian man who was on hunger strike in Sligo for 36 days to end his fast yesterday afternoon. Amjad Rosstami, who is living in Globe House, a Direct Provision Centre in Sligo, went on…