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Former Nursing Home near Offaly potentially to be used to house asylum seekers

There's a possibility that a former Nursing Home in Rathcabbin might be used to house a number of asylum seekers. St Kieran's ceased being a Nursing facility 18 months ago and since then has been vacant. It was announced some time ago that it might ...

02 May 2024 at 09:25

Midland Tribune

80 refugees in Borrisokane given eviction notices

EIGHTY refugees living in Riverside Apartments, Borrisokane recently received eviction notices from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, an action which has caused great upset and anger in the town. Cllr Michael ...

21 May 2024 at 18:18

National News

Government to buy Citywest Hotel for 148.2 million euro

The Government has approved the purchase of the Citywest Hotel and convention centre for 148.2 million euro, the Justice Minister said. Jim O’Callaghan said that it would be “far cheaper” to own the facility in west Dublin instead of paying ...

17 Jun 2025 at 15:56

Midland Tribune

Borrisokane refugees to be moved to Birr against locals' wishes

THE lives of several refugee families in Borrisokane have been thrown up in the air after receiving a letter from a governmental Department last week. The ten families in Riverside Apartments in Borrisokane were told by the Department of ...

28 Aug 2024 at 18:25

Midland Tribune

200 concerned people hold peaceful protest walk in Rathcabbin

A CROWD of 200 concerned people gathered in the village of Rathcabbin on Sunday afternoon to hold a peaceful protest walk, expressing their worries and fears about the future use of St Kieran's Nursing Home. St Kieran's is situated ...

22 Aug 2024 at 19:40

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Packed meeting says 'No' to using former nursing home near Offaly border for asylum seekers

A PACKED Rathcabbin meeting in the village's hall sent out a resounding 'No' on Monday evening to the government's proposal to move 30 to 40 IPAS (International Protection Accommodation Services) asylum seekers to the empty ...

26 May 2024 at 12:59

National News

Report finds unvetted staff and overcrowding in asylum seeker accommodation

More than half of accommodation centres for asylum seekers which were inspected last year did not have effective governance systems in place, according to a report. In addition, more than a third did not have policies or ...

05 Mar 2025 at 10:45

National News

Sleeping arrangements for IPAS residents affects ‘dignity and privacy’ – report

The sleeping arrangements for residents living at an International Protection facility is impacting upon their dignity and privacy and has the potential to lead to accumulative harm to children, a report has found. The ...

15 Aug 2025 at 11:38

National News

Report on asylum seeker accommodation reveals no Garda vetting, over-crowding and pest infestations

A new report from the Health information and Quality Authority (HIQA) into International Protection Service (IPAS) centres has found pest infestations, incomplete Garda vetting and reports that asylum seekers have ...

18 Apr 2024 at 15:50

Local News

Roscrea's Africa Day at the Racket Hall: ‘Though you might be far from home, you are still home’

Five months ago, this event would not have been possible. On Sunday, May 26, around 250 people gathered inside the Racket Hall in Roscrea to celebrate Africans Day. The event was organised by a small committee of ...

29 May 2024 at 08:40

National News

Lease withdrawn for Mayo hotel proposed to accommodate international protection applicants

A proposal to accommodate 50 male international protection applicants in a hotel in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo has been scrapped. Local county councillors Damien Ryan and Michael Burke have stated that a lease between ...

06 Jan 2024 at 15:48

National News

Government questioned over public money spent on empty offices and hotel rooms

Millions of euros spent on offices that were left empty, hotel rooms that went unused and beds for asylum seekers that were not provided, were all raised in the Dail on Wednesday as members of the opposition ...

01 Oct 2025 at 16:10

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