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Over-50 asylum seekers in Dublin face nervous wait, as apartment complex closes

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12:05 24 Apr 2018


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Watergate House will not be renewing it's lease to Asylum Seekers

More than 50-asylum seekers face an uncertain few weeks after learning they must vacate their Dublin apartment block.

Residents of the Direct Provision centre at Watergate House on Ushers Quay have been they will need to find new accommodation when the lease expires in June.

The complex is home to 52-seekers of asylum, many of whom have been there for several years.

CEO of The Irish Refugee Council, Nick Henderson, said many vulnerable people, including children going to school or going to college, call the complex home.

He indicated the search to find new accommodation was underway.


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