Bacik: Local representatives need to know about emergency accommodation plans

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik said she is concerned by the actions of 'sinister actors' from the far right who were spreading misinformation

The property was bought by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive and was to be used for families who needed temporary accommodation. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik has said it is crucial that local representatives are given clear notification of any plans to provide emergency accommodation in the area.

It comes as a pub earmarked for homeless people was burned down in Ringsend, Dublin — an area that Ms Bacik represents — over the weekend.