Asylum seeker frustrations in Páirc Uí Chaoimh led to county board calling for support

GAA stadium’s conference facilities were used from August 30 to September 23, last year but a 'difficult situation' emerged in the hours after they arrived, seemingly due to communication

Conference facilities at Páirc Uí Chaoimh were being used to house International Protection Applicants.

Frustration among International Protection Applicants being housed at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last autumn saw Cork County Board call on the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) for urgent support in a “difficult situation,” a Freedom of Information return has revealed.

The GAA stadium’s conference facilities were used from August 30 to September 23, 2022, but a “difficult situation” emerged in the hours after they arrived, seemingly due to communication.