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Asylum-seekers are not the first victims of social nimbyism in Ireland — just ask Travellers or social housing tenants

The incident occurred outside an isolated and vacant five-bedroom luxury property at Scool near Corofin on Sunday night

IHREC chief commissioner Sinéad Gibney said asylum seekers have the right to be safe and free from intimidation or further distress.

His comments come as blockade at Clare asylum centre has been lifted but protests continue

Community integration needs the right supports and resources in place

The Government, and most of the Opposition, have acted as if there is a justification for a community being consulted on who lives in it. We can’t appease these types of sentiments.

News from the Irish Examiners team of reporters

Residents in Inch, Co Clare, have voiced concerns after remarks made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Justice Minister Simon Harris.

The Tánaiste said he did not know if preconceptions about asylum seekers was an element as to why residents in Inch, Co Clare were protesting.

“Local access is not blocking the refugees — it is maintaining the safety of our community and their community", a representative of the protesters said on Clare FM.