Asylum seeker tents not removed because of Europa League final, insists minister

Asylum seeker tents not removed because of Europa League final, insists minister
Tents had been pitched by asylum seekers along a stretch of the Grand Canal in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Homeless asylum seekers sleeping in tents along a Dublin canal were not moved because of a high-profile football match, the Transport Minister has said.

The Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen is to be held in the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday evening.

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