'Everyone deserves a home': Plans to house up to 250 refugees in Mahon receive mixed reaction 

Some local residents have reservations about the plan

The site off St Michael’s Drive in Mahon is to have community facilities, including green spaces and a play area. Picture: Dan Linehan

“I have no feelings against it. Everyone deserves a home,” Michael Keenan said about a plan to house up to 250 refugees in his Cork neighbourhood.

Some 64 modular homes are to be built in the coming weeks near Mahon Point Shopping Centre, the Government confirmed.