‘Reckless’ treatment of virus-hit asylum seekers

Asylum seekers who displayed symptoms of the coronavirus at the Co Kerry direct provision centre hit by an outbreak were left in their shared accommodation with their roommates pending a positive test, it has been claimed.

Residents from Caherciveen, Co Kerry, want the justice minister to give answers as to what the department has planned for the residents of the Skellig Star direct provision centre. Picture: Alan Landers

Additional reporting by Anne Lucey