Michael Clifford: Town’s anxiety over hotel goes viral

The handling of an outbreak of Covid-19 in a direct provision centre in Co Kerry has been heavily criticised by asylum seekers and the community, writes Michael Clifford.
Michael Clifford: Town’s anxiety over hotel goes viral
Helen Richmond and Andrew Scattergood bring some welcome signs to the Skellig Star Hotel in Caherciveen. Picture: Alan Landers

The handling of an outbreak of Covid-19 in a direct provision centre in Co Kerry has been heavily criticised by asylum seekers and the community, writes Michael Clifford/

Both groups are angry and alarmed at a lack of information flow, a dearth of facilities to respond to the outbreak and what both consider as a failure of the authorities to adhere to guidelines.

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