Sligo Councillor calls for an end to Direct Provision
A motion is to come before a meeting of Sligo County Council today calling for an end to the Direct Provision system for asylum seekers. The local Direct Provision centre is at Globe House in Sligo where a resident recently went on hunger strike because he feared deportation back to…
Department says it cannot comment on hunger striker in Sligo
The Department of Justice says it cannot comment on the case of a man on hunger strike in Globe House in Sligo. An Iraqi man has been on hunger strike for over a month now in protest at plans by the government to deport him. In a statement to Ocean…