Skellig Star's short history mired in claim and counter-claim

Local residents stand together with the Direct Provision Residents of the Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre on Thursday voicing their disgust at the Department of Justice and their handling of the situation. Picture: Alan Landers.

From the very beginning the Skellig Star Hotel Direct Provision Centre in Cahirciveen has been dogged by controversy.

The Department of Justice said initially, for example, that the 15 staff recruited to work in the Skellig Star accommodation centre when it opened had all previously worked there.