Gatherings outside temporary accommodation centres amount to 'intimidation', says Harris

Speaking in Dublin, Simon Harris said it is wrong to call the gatherings in Ballymun and East Wall in recent weeks protests

The Travelodge in Ballymun has been used for emergency accommodation for some time, and families are among those currently being accommodated at that location.

People gathering outside temporary accommodation centres for migrants are not protests but are tantamount to “intimidation,” Justice Minister Simon Harris has said.

Speaking in Dublin, Mr Harris said it is wrong to call the gatherings in Ballymun and East Wall in recent weeks protests.