Ireland

‘Hopeless’ hundred in Direct Provision in Co Clare spend third night in sub-zero conditions

Authorities are scrambling to cope with sub-zero temperatures, while flights cancelled in Dublin and drivers warned

Outside the Knockalisheen Direct Provision centre, Co Clare, where over 100 asylum seekers were living in tents in sub-zero conditions. Photograph: David Raleigh
Outside the Knockalisheen Direct Provision centre, Co Clare, where over 100 asylum seekers were living in tents in sub-zero conditions. Photograph: David Raleigh
David Raleigh
Colm Keena
Jade Wilson
Sat Dec 10 2022 - 14:52

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Colm Keena

Colm Keena

Colm Keena is an Irish Times journalist. He was previously legal-affairs correspondent and public-affairs correspondent
Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson is a reporter for The Irish Times