Approach to identifying asylum seeker accommodation labelled 'absolute chaos' after Cork protest

Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Thomas Gould said what played out over the last week regarding the former Dominican Father’s retreat at Ennismore, Mayfield was 'shambolic'

The protest outside the former St Dominic's Centre in Mayfield on Monday, after rumours about it being repurposed for emergency accommodation were circulated. Picture: Chani Anderson

The State’s approach to identifying accommodation for asylum-seekers and those fleeing the war in Ukraine has been described as "absolute chaos" after a building on Cork's northside was ruled out just hours after a protest.

Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Thomas Gould said what played out over the past week regarding the former Dominican Father’s retreat at Ennismore, Mayfield was “shambolic”.