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"This is a cry for help" - Residents protest at Mosney Direct Provision centre

Dozens of residents of the Mosney Direct Provision Centre held a protest at the entrance to the s...

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18.05 25 Apr 2019


"This is a cry for help" - Residents protest at Mosney Direct Provision centre


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18.05 25 Apr 2019


Dozens of residents of the Mosney Direct Provision Centre held a protest at the entrance to the site this morning.

Up to thirty people said they were protesting over their treatment, and they chose to demonstrate at 7am to stop management entering the centre.

A mother-of-three, from South Africa, was hospitalised yesterday.

The woman, who was initially housed in Mosney, was moved to a hotel in Cavan.

The woman requested she and her family be returned to Mosney because of her son's health and because she felt she had more supports there.

The residents say her treatment prompted today's demonstration. Our reporter Barry Whyte spoke to the woman's sister and residents who protested.....


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