Heroin-addicted asylum seeker avoids transfer
Colin Lenihan, a solicitor with KOD Lyons, said his client, a Mauritian man, has been staying in a Direct Provision (DP) centre in Dublin and his application for asylum had recently been turned down.
The man has since appealed that decision and it is understood the Reception and Integration Centre (RIA) informed him on Tuesday that he would be transferred to the DP centre in Foynes in Co Limerick today. He then sought legal advice and Mr Lenihan made contact with RIA officials about the transfer.