Protests in Co Mayo, Ireland Over Plans to House 50 Male Migrants in Local Hotel
Residents in County Mayo, Ireland, protest the arrival of 50 male migrants. (Image: Screenshot Facebook Live)
Protests erupted over the weekend in the town of Ballinrobe in Co Mayo, Ireland, over plans to bring 50 male migrants to the small town to be housed at the JJ Gannons Hotel.
On Thursday afternoon the Department of Integration sent a briefing to politicians informing them that from 8 January 50 hotel beds would be provided to men seeking international protection.
The briefing said that a contract had been offered to the department for a period of one year.
The briefing explained that there is currently a whole of Government emergency response to the influx of asylum seekers into Ireland.
