Páirc Uí Chaoimh throws open its doors to 80 refugees 

The group will be accommodated in large function rooms at the Blackrock end of the southern stand in space previously used by the HSE as a Covid-19 vaccination clinic

A specialist management company has been appointed to oversee the provision of and management of the accommodation. Picture Larry Cummins

Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh GAA stadium has thrown open its doors to refugees for the next four weeks.

A group of about 80 people arrived at the stadium on Tuesday following a request from the Department of Integration for the use of the stadium as “short-term emergency accommodation” for “international protection” applicants.