Immigration
Roscrea: Protests quietened amid murmurs of ‘sweetheart deal’
The state has bought a disused hotel in the Tipperary town as an olive branch to residents who had protested plans to house asylum seekers locally
Amid a maelstrom of protest in Roscrea last week, the bishops called for calm and the government bought a hotel.
The town in Co Tipperary with a population of 5,500 people last week became the latest community in Ireland to witness protests over plans to house asylum seekers in the area.
Gardaí were forced to be on high alert after a warning of another potential arson attack, the local clergy urged the village to remember ...
