Family seeking asylum takes State to court over transfer to 'roofless cubicle' in hotel gym

The mother of the family said her children have been “traumatised” by the 200km move and are not yet enrolled in local schools

The court heard the decision to transfer the South African family came without proper warning, was “irrational” and breached their rights under the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights. File picture

A family seeking asylum in Ireland has taken High Court proceedings challenging the State’s decision to move them with one week’s notice from reception accommodation in Co. Wicklow to a hotel in Co. Mayo.

The court heard the decision to transfer the South African family came without proper warning, was “irrational” and breached their rights under the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.