Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees have been moved out of a Dublin hotel to different parts of the country.
More than 200 refugees who had been living in the Ibis hotel in Clondalkin were moved yesterday afternoon as far as Cork, Donegal and Limerick with over 70 of those children. Some of the people being moved have been living in the accommodation since March.
The residents of the hotel learned two weeks ago they would be moving from the accommodation but only learned on Friday where they would be going. Many are being moved to Trabolgan in Cork while others with pets are being sent to Bruff in Co Limerick, RTE reports.
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Around 35 families were rehomed in the Dublin area, the Irish Times reports. It is understood that the accommodation is now to be used for international protection applicants.
Yesterday the Port Tunnel was blocked by protesters who were protesting the use of the former ESB site in East Wall as accommodation for asylum seekers. Once again the East Wall Road was closed to traffic for around an hour as the demonstration took place.
Last week, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said no community can have a “veto” on who moves into an area in response to the protests. He added: “We need to be very careful not to make the mistake of confusing consultation with communities, which is important, with the idea that any community can have a veto on the kind of people who get to live in their area. That’s not right.”
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