Taoiseach warns damage to properties earmarked for asylum seekers will not be tolerated

Leo Varadkar said there will be no tolerance for damage to property or stopping people from doing the work they are paid to do.

The Taoiseach has warned there will be no tolerance for those damaging properties to prevent them from being used for asylum seekers.

Tensions continue to rise relating to the number of international protection applicants in the country, with anti-immigration protesters now targeting property owners and disrupting builders working to prepare centres.