An update from Co Clare as protesters blockaded asylum seekers accommdation

Now last night Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said engagement and not blockades were needed after locals in Co Clare protested yesterday at the arrival of thirty-four asylum seekers at a hotel in Inch just outside Ennis. Newstalk’s Chief Reporter Barry Whyte was at the Magowna House Hotel and gave us an update on the situation there.

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06.00 17 May 2023

An update from Co Clare as pro...

An update from Co Clare as protesters blockaded asylum seekers accommdation

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Now last night Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said engagement and not blockades were needed after locals in Co Clare protested yesterday at the arrival of thirty-four asylum seekers at a hotel in Inch just outside Ennis.

Newstalk’s Chief Reporter Barry Whyte was at the Magowna House Hotel and gave us an update on the situation there.

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