Elections pit mainstream parties against far-right newcomers amid hardening public mood on asylum policy
The Shannon Key West hotel sits silent and derelict in the village of Roosky, its windows boarded up, the grounds colonised by weeds. Birds nest in the roof and occasionally swoop out, breaking the stillness.
The hotel closed in 2011 and was to reopen in 2019 as a home for 80 refugees – but it was damaged in an arson attack in January of that year. In case the message wasn’t clear enough, weeks later came a second arson attack.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/05/immigration-ireland-local-european-elections
Author : Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Publish date : 2024-06-05 11:06:40
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