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More than 200 people are prepared to endure Arctic temperatures of -5C tonight and have vowed to maintain their protest against the placement of up to 160 asylum-seekers in a Tipperary town’s only hotel.
Protesters had gathered outside the Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary.
Protestors in Roscrea are “not stepping down” following a third night of demonstrations against plans to house asylum seekers in a hotel.
The news comes amid mounting protests outside proposed local centres for international protection applicants
Minister Eamon Ryan has denied that the Government made a U-turn in its plans to accommodate male asylum seekers in Carlow and Mayo followings protests in recent weeks.