Almost 100 Refugees To Be Accommodated At A Hotel In Athy

• News Home
• More from Local News

Monday, January 9th, 2023 10:42am

By Caoimhe Harney

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Messenger
• Share on Messenger
• Share on Twitter
• Share on Whatsapp

File image: Rolling News

The refugees will be accommodated on a short term basis.

Some 94 refugees will arrive to Athy this week from worn torn countries.

They will be accommodated on a short term basis of seven weeks.

The Abbey Hotel in Athy will accommodate these people, after which time they will revert to doing weddings.

The Department of Integration has confirmed that the refugees will be mostly families, with some single women and children.

Kildare South Labour Senator Mark Wall confirmed the news on Monday morning's Kildare Today, listen back to the full interview here:

 

More from Local News

• Kildare Senior Women's Team To Play Clare Named

  Diane O’Hora's side aiming for three wins out of three.

• Intel Ireland To Make Pay Cuts For Senior Staff.

  The company's plant is located in Leixlip.

• Kildare Senior Hurlers Name Team For League Opener

  David Herity's side play Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park.

• Roadworks Continue, But Are Scheduled To Finish, On Millicent Bridge Today.

  It follows a truck colliding with the bridge before Christmas.

• Water Outage In Parts Of Monread, Naas Today.

  Essential repairs are taking place to the water network.

• Pocket Park Playground In Moone Closed Today.

  This is to facilitate upgrades to the playground.

• Lawless Claims The Decriminalisation Of Certain Drugs Would Put Gangsters Out Of Business

  The Kildare North TD is proposing a regulatory model, similar to how alcohol is policed

• Boy (11) Missing From Tallaght

  The boy has been missing since Wednesday night