Government u-turns on housing male asylum seekers in Carlow in favour of families

A major protest had been planned for outside the building on Wednesday evening

Capuchin Friary building, shown via a red line, on Dublin St in Co Carlow. Picture: MyHome.ie

The Government has done a u-turn on housing 50 male asylum seekers at a premises in Carlow and said families will be offered shelter there instead.

It comes after protesters began gathering outside the former Capuchin Friary building on Dublin St in Co Carlow on Wednesday morning.