Lisdoonvarna votes 93% against asylum seekers

Locals have rejected plans to accommodate 115 asylum seekers in a Clare town.

Lisdoonvarna votes 93% against asylum seekers
Sat, 03 Mar, 2018 - 00:00
Gordon Deegan

A vote among the people of Lisdoonvarna returned a 93% rejection of plans by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) to house the asylum seekers in the King Thomond Hotel.

Hotel owner Marcus White told a public meeting last week he would honour the townspeople’s wishes.

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