Residents at Cork direct provision centre refuse meals in protest at standards

Ashbourne House: It is understood almost 100 residents are currently living at the centre. File picture.

The majority of residents at a direct provision centre are understood to have refused meals in recent days in a protest action over the standard of food.

Residents of Ashbourne House in Glounthane near Cork City have also written a letter to  Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman, about the situation, which they described as "sad" and was affecting residents "emotionally, psychologically, mentally and otherwise".