Tractor blockade of Clare hotel housing asylum seekers 'not necessary' says Taoiseach 

A group of 34 asylum seekers was moved into three holiday homes on the site of Magowna House Hotel in Inch on Monday night

Asylum seekers leaving the grounds of the Magowna House hotel in Inch, Co Clare. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The blockade of a hotel intended to house asylum seekers in Clare is "not necessary" according to the Taoiseach after a group of 34 asylum seekers were moved in three holiday homes at a hotel site in Inch on Monday night. 

The move into the Magowna House Hotel site sparked up concerns among locals who say they were never told about the arrivals. The hotel complex, located in an isolated rural area, has a capacity for up to 69 asylum seekers.