Asylum seekers in mobile home park on hunger strike

Asylum seekers living in a mobile home park have gone on hunger strike in protest at their living conditions.

Residents of the Lissywollen Accommodation Centre outside Athlone stopped turning up for meals on Wednesday and say their strike will continue until their demands are met.

They are the second group of asylum seekers to refuse food in an attempt to highlight grievances in the last few weeks. Last month residents at the Mount Trenchard centre in Limerick also went on hunger strike for a time.