Asylum seekers pitch tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal

More than 40 tents have been pitched by asylum seekers along the Grand Canal in Dublin.

The new encampment of tents has been erected between Mount Street bridge and Huband Bridge.

The location is less than 400 metres from the International Protection Office on Mount Street.

On Wednesday, a large number of tents were removed from around the IPO, with accommodation offered to international protection applicants who were sleeping rough in the area.

Barriers were erected on the footpaths along Mount Street and around the IPO to prevent more tents being set up.

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