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Friday 1 December 2023 Dublin: -1°C

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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.
This year
2023
Heavily criticised tented accommodation in Co Clare returns to use for 88 asylum seekers
The move has been criticised by a local TD.
Last year
2022
Moving asylum seekers from tents during cold snap should be 'watershed' moment
A local TD said it was ‘inhumane to have people in tents’ during wintertime.
Almost 100 refugees remain in tents in Co Clare during cold weather
Local Fianna Fáil politician Cathal Crowe said it was “inhumane” to allow people to live in tents during the winter.