Woman arrested for public order offences outside Thornton Hall site

The Thornton Hall site in North County Dublin is expected to be utilised for large-scale tented accommodation for asylum seekers. Picture: RollingNews.ie

A woman in her 50s has been arrested after gardaí assisted the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) and contractors to enter a site on Wednesday afternoon.

The site near Thornton Hall at Kilsallaghan in north Dublin, has been earmarked for IPAS applicants for months.