Anti-migrant protest mounted at historic Cork City property

The building is being considered as a possible accommodation centre for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Hundreds turned up for a protest outside the former St Dominic's Centre in Mayfield, after rumours about it being repurposed for emergency accommodation were circulated earlier today. Picture by Chani Anderson

A protest has been mounted outside an historic former religious property in Cork city following confirmation that it is being considered as a possible accommodation centre for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

The confirmation from the Department of Integration that it is examining the former Dominican Fathers’ Ennismore retreat centre in Mayfield comes just days after several Cork city councillors denied rumours swirling on social media that the building was to be used to house either international protection applicants or Ukrainian refugees.