Micheál Martin: Tents along Grand Canal are 'dangerous and unacceptable'

The encampment on the Grand Canal was set up at the weekend. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

Tents erected by asylum seekers along the Grand Canal in Dublin city are dangerous and unacceptable, the Tánaiste has said.

Micheál Martin has promised that more accommodation will be secured for the unprecedented numbers of people who are now seeking asylum here.