Protest at Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre
A protest is continuing at a Cork based facility for asylum seekers this morning... Up to 300 residents at the Kinsale Road Reception and Accommodation Centre mounted a blockade outside the building and are blocking access to staff. They say the conditions they are living in are substandard and they're now calling for an end to direct provision - the system which provides accomodation to asylum seekers. The protest comes just a day after Minister for State at the Department of Justice Aodhán Ó Ríordáin criticised the way that direct provision centres for asylum seekers are being operated. Speaking to RedFM News Joe Moore of Anti-Deportation Ireland says residents are fed up: Press PLAY button about to listen to the audio
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