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Thursday 30 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# Columb Barracks

Last week
19th November 2023 - 25th November 2023
Refugee organisations decry conditions in tents on Direct Provision sites as mid-winter approaches
A report by
David MacRedmond
The Journal spoke to a resident in one campsite who described conditions as inhumane.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 12:05 AM
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Justice minister says anti-asylum seeker demonstration in Mullingar was 'effort to intimidate'
The government recently decided to use Columb Barracks, which has been closed for several years, to temporarily house asylum seekers.
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Mar 27th 2023, 2:22 PM
Man arrested and Garda injured after demonstration at asylum seeker accommodation
At around 9pm last night, a number of protestors blocked an entrance to Columb Barracks in Mullingar.
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Mar 25th 2023, 1:51 PM
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The State has spent over €100k for security on an empty barracks in last three years
Columb Barracks has been earmarked as a site to develop affordable housing, but has been vacant since 2012.
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Feb 4th 2019, 6:10 AM
Renting new bases to replace barracks will save €1million – Shatter
The Minister said leasing separate training facilities in towns whose barracks shut down would cut costs significantly.
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Feb 17th 2012, 7:15 AM
Dept of Defence looking for new bases in four towns where barracks closed
The department is seeking to rent military training premises in Cavan, Mullingar, Castlebar and Clonmel – where it already owns barracks buildings.
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Feb 9th 2012, 7:00 AM
Barracks closures will not have major impact on local economies - minister
Junior defence minister Paul Kehoe says closing four rural barracks will help make the Defence Forces “more professional”.
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Dec 13th 2011, 3:12 PM
Poll: Was Willie Penrose right to step down?
Was Willie Penrose right to step down over the closure of a local barracks – or should cabinet members accept the need for tough decisions?
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Nov 16th 2011, 9:49 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Nov 15th 2011, 4:43 PM
Labour TD resigns from government over barracks closure
Labour Party TD and Junior Minister for Housing Willie Penrose is the first ministerial resignation since the government came to office last February.
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Nov 15th 2011, 1:52 PM
Protesters gather in bid to halt army barracks closure
Campaigners claim that Columb Barracks in Mullingar brings €8million into the local economy.
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