IRELAND: 1,500 join march to block refugee centre

[TomSea]

1,500 join march to block refugee centre - Independent.ie


MARCH: More than 1,500 people participated in a silent demonstration to highlight their objection to a direct provision centre in Co Galway

Galway county councillor Tom Welby has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan to "come west" to Oughterard and take questions over potential plans for a direct provision centre in the Connemara town.

The Independent councillor and former Progressive Democrat, has also defended controversial remarks made by Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish at last week's public meeting in Oughterard on the issue. Mr Grealish is also a former member of the Progressive Democrats.

More than 1,500 people participated in a silent demonstration through the town, expressing opposition to locating a direct provision centre at the former Connemara Gateway Hotel. In 2016 the town's population was 1,316.

Read more at: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/1500-join-march-to-block-refugee-centre-38498481.html

Silent protest held in Oughterard amid direct provision centre concerns
Councillor says Noel Grealish, who claimed ‘spongers’ would be moved to town, has ‘no regrets’
Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 16:38 Updated: Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 16:39
Bernie Ni Fhlatharta Oughterard, Co Galway


People gather for a silent protest march at Oughterard, Co Galway on Saturday in response to plans for the placing of a direct provision in a disused hotel in the town. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy.

A silent protest has been held in Oughterard, Co Galway in response to the potential development of a direct provision centre for asylum seekers at a disused hotel in the town.

Around 1,500 people attended the protest with a number holding placards stating ‘No to Direct Provision for Oughterard’ and ‘Oughterard says No to Inhumane Direct Provision Centres’.

Local TD Noel Grealish has come in for criticism for telling a public meeting on the matter earlier this week that the type of people to be accommodated in the centre would be “economic migrants from Africa” whom he described as “spongers”.

Read more at: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/silent-protest-held-in-oughterard-amid-direct-provision-centre-concerns-1.4018527

It's a little town, so in this case, 1,500 is a lot of people.

I don't understand everything about this.

The signs?

"Ourghterard
Says No
To Direct
Provision Centers"

Video:   

https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1173269693244870656

[truth_seeker]

This article ilustrates what is left of journalism.

Get one or two points. Repeat them, over and over.

[Absalom]

Their ancient language and temperament is Gaelic and they are choosing to embrace it;
unlike many so called 'Americans' who are more than willing to dissipate our heritage.