'I am happy I've got somewhere to go, I was afraid of the protesters,' says asylum seeker

Mykola Shvets was one of a number of asylum seekers who pitched tents outside the International Protection Office as the Government struggled to meet its obligations to find accommodation for them. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

A Ukrainian asylum seeker who spent two months living outside the offices of the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) in Dublin has finally been moved to a sheltered unit.

Mykola Shvets, 33, was initially living in a tent in Phoenix Park after arriving in Ireland before moving onto the streets outside the State office for processing asylum applications in south Dublin.