Asylum-seekers moved from Clare tents after alternative accommodation sourced  

The Knockalisheen direct provision centre where 80 asylum-seekers were accommodated in tents.

Alternative accommodation has been found at four different locations for 80 asylum-seekers who were being housed in tents at a direct provision centre in Co Clare.

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman said many of the asylum-seekers are now being housed at a direct provision centre in Knockalisheen in Co Clare with a “small number of people” being moved in to permanent accommodation.