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Minister says Government will continue to work with community on 'genuine concerns'

The Government will continue to support the people of Roscrea who have genuine concerns over the arrival of International Protection Applicants to the town, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has stated. ...

23 Jan 2024 at 17:00

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Tipperary TD says Government is 'on the run with immigration policy' and making it up

The Government needs to treat with urgency the necessity for a complete overhaul of immigration policy and strategy, according to Tipperary TD Michael Lowry. Tyhe Independent TD told the Dáil this Wednesday during Leaders Questions that last ...

18 Jan 2024 at 13:00

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PROTESTS: Tipperary TD and councillor meet Minister on community hotel for town

Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill and Roscrea's Cllr Michael Smith met Minister Roderic O’Gorman yesterday afternoon in Leinster House to discuss the decision to accommodate 160 International Protection Applicants in the Racket Hall, Roscrea. ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:00

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LATEST: Racket Hall protestors in Roscrea will march from Castle to hotel

Protests in Roscrea against the decision to repurpose Roscrea's Racket Hall Hotel as emergency accommodation for asylum seekers are set to escalate this weekend. Organisers behind the ongoing marathon protest at Racket Hall will shift ...

18 Jan 2024 at 11:42

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BREAKING: Asylum seekers arrive at Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea as gardaí tackle protestors

A phalanx of members of the Garda Public Order Unit are currently engaged in a standoff with approximately 200 protestors at the Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea. At 12 noon today several Garda vehicles arrived at the entrance to the ...

15 Jan 2024 at 13:22

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Tipperary TD questions acceptance to use of Racket Hall without looking at implications

Deputy Alan Kelly met Minister Roderic O'Gorman this Wednesday regarding issues around asylum seekers in Roscrea. During the meeting a long discussion took place surrounding the need for criteria to be in place before a decision ...

18 Jan 2024 at 17:00

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UPDATE: The briefing note on housing refugees sent to Tipperary TDs late last Thursday

Tipperary TDs were only notified in the late afternoon on January 11 that Racket Hall was to be used to house 160 International Protection Applicants. The briefing document sent to the Oireachtas members states: "This briefing ...

13 Jan 2024 at 16:30

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PICTURES: Protesting women in Roscrea block Main Street outside Garda Station

A demonstration held by approximately 120 women from the Roscrea area blocked the town's Main Street outside the local Garda Station last night (Monday, Feb 19). The women say they plan to repeat their protest outside the ...

20 Feb 2024 at 10:05

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Gardai clash with protesters in Roscrea as asylum seekers are moved into Racket Hall Hotel

15 Jan 2024 at 13:31

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Community hotel model for Roscrea has 'great potential'

During one of the most tumultuous periods in the modern history of Roscrea surrounding the ongoing protests at the former Racket Hall Hotel, a unique suggestion to resurrect the long closed Grant's Hotel on ...

28 Feb 2024 at 14:10

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Tipperary councillor condemns 'vicious messages' over Racket Hall protest stance

Roscrea-based County Councillor Michael Smith has received what he describes as "vicious messages" on social media in recent days because of his stance on the unfolding protests outside Racket Hall in ...

15 Jan 2024 at 21:55

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PICTURES: 'Ireland is full' say Roscrea protesters as locals rally over weekend

USE ARROWS OR NEXT BUTTON TO SEE MORE PICTURES PROTESTERS marched their way through Roscrea, last Saturday to protest the housing of international protection applicants in the sole hotel in the ...

22 Jan 2024 at 11:40

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