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.