Call to shut asylum seekers’ hostel as conditions worsen

There have been repeated calls for the closure of an asylum seekers’ hostel in Co Limerick where gardaí have been called on a number of occasions in the past week due to disturbances over conditions there.

The centre in the former Mount Trenchard convent boarding school three miles from Foynes, houses 55 male asylum-seekers.

Three residents were still refusing food, and taking water, yesterday in a protest at conditions there.