Injunction granted against Leitrim asylum development protests

The owners of the first development to provide asylum seekers with normal apartment type accommodation have been granted an injunction preventing protesters from interfering with works to complete the structure.

The court heard there had been an attempt to burn down a Tesco store attached to the 25-apartment building at Rock Centre in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim. A seven foot wire fence has also been erected around it to prevent workers getting in and security personnel and workers have also been subject to threats and intimidation, it is claimed.