Pleas to ‘move us out of’ virus-hit Kerry asylum centre

Protests have been held at a direct provision centre in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, where several new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed.
Pleas to ‘move us out of’ virus-hit Kerry asylum centre
A resident of the Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre in Cahersiveen on Saturday after the announcement that there were further cases of Covid-19 in the Centre takes a picture of the front window of the hotel. Picture: Alan Landers.
Mon, 27 Apr, 2020 - 09:10
Anne Lucey

Protests have been held at a direct provision centre in Caherciveen, Co Kerry, where several new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed.

In all, there have been 19 cases at the Skellig Star Hotel centre, which originally housed 95 asylum seekers. They were recently relocated from Dublin.

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