Leaders back use of Thornton Hall site to house asylum seekers

The Government is understood to be examining using the Thornton Hall site for asylum seekers. File picture

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have backed the use of the Thornton Hall site to house asylum seekers.

The site in north Dublin was purchased in the mid-2000s for a large-scale prison to replace Mountjoy. However, the project stalled and it has since been leased out by the State and is being used as agricultural land.