Migrant men sharing tents at Clare refugee centre

'Sense of hopelessness' setting in as men seeking international protection remain in tents since September

A boy playing football at Knockalisheen direct provision center located in Co Clare, Ireland. Mostafa Darwish LONGREAD

Almost 100 men seeking refuge in Ireland continue to sleep in 'inhumane' tents provided by the State in Co. Clare tonight as no alternative accommodation could be found despite the sub zero temperatures.

A total of 103 international protection applicants [IPAs] have been living in the tents near Knockalisheen, just outside Limerick city, since last September.