Two people arrested at asylum centre protest

TWO people were arrested yesterday after trouble flared at a reception centre for refugees and asylum seekers.

One of Cork’s busiest roads was blocked just before rush-hour by some of the 250 occupants of the Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre after a row erupted over efforts to remove 20 residents for breaching accommodation rules.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said its Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) issued warning letters last week to about 20 asylum seekers informing them that it was withdrawing their accommodation.