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The hotel only opened in mid-March when, in response to the pandemic, almost 100 asylum seekers were moved there from their emergency accommodation centres. By May 7, a Thursday, up to 30 people marched silently in Cahersiveen, but their placards spelled unity with the Skellig Star residents. Twelve days later, The Kerryman reporter Sinéad Kelleher heard that the Justice Minister had reserved a full page of this newspaper, having penned an open letter to the people of Kerry, in particular those of Cahersiveen. "I was working from home that Tuesday and we were quite close to deadline," Sinead...

A Kerry County Councillor says local authorities should be involved in deciding where to locate accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees. Fianna Fáil Councillor Michael Cahill urged the council to call on the government to allow the council be part of the process when applications for accommodation are made. Cllr Cahill raised the matter at […]

There has been an outbreak of COVID-19 at a direct provision centre in Killarney. Radio Kerry understands that a number of residents are isolating following the outbreak, while there are reports that as many as 24 residents have been transferred to offsite isolation units. Atlas House Killarney on the Deerpark Road has capacity for up to 90 residents, although it’s not known how many asylum seekers were in the centre at the time of this outbreak. MASI, the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland, said 24 residents in the Killarney centre have contracted the disease and have been transferred o...

Cahirciveen group applies to host refugees in the community  Fáilte Cahirciveen has been set up to welcome refugees to the south Kerry town under the Government’s Community Sponsorship Programme Former residents of the Skellig Star direct provision centre in Caherciveen. Picture: Alan Landers Sat, 19 Dec, 2020 - 07:00 Mick Clifford A group in the Co Kerry town where a controversial direct provision centre was closed down last summer has applied to host the resettlement of refugees. Fáilte Cahirciveen has been set up to welcome refugees to the south Kerry town under the Government’s C...