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08/10/2014
Asylum Seekers Protest Over Application Delays
Some 160 residents at Birchwood House in Waterford are staging a protest over conditions and the direct provision system.
The asylum seekers began their protest at about 6am on Wednesday morning, locking staff out of the facility on the Ballytruckle Road and preventing deliveries from being made.
It is understood that they are angry about delays in the processing of applications for asylum.
(MH/JP)
The asylum seekers began their protest at about 6am on Wednesday morning, locking staff out of the facility on the Ballytruckle Road and preventing deliveries from being made.
It is understood that they are angry about delays in the processing of applications for asylum.
(MH/JP)
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