Direct provision residents protest over minister’s visit

Asylum seekers at the Clonakilty Lodge direct provision centre have held a protest because they claim they were not told of a visit to the centre on Monday by the minister of state for equality, immigration, and integration, David Stanton.

As many as 30 residents and their children have remained in the foyer and outside the building since early yesterday morning, amid claims that the visit by Mr Stanton was not flagged in advance, and that some residents were not there for it.