More than 70 tents pitched along Dublin’s Grand Canal

There are now more than 70 tents sheltering unaccommodated asylum seekers pitched along both sides of the Grand Canal in Dublin.

The number of tents has grown from the original 40 erected on Friday night between Mount Street Bridge and Huband Bridge.

The location is less than 400 metres from the International Protection Office (IPO) on Mount Street, where a large number of tents were removed on Wednesday.

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

Volunteers last night provided food and water to the asylum seekers along the Grand Canal.

Yesterday, the South Georgian Core Residents Association called on Taoiseach Simon Harris to follow through on a commitment not to allow tented encampments to develop in Dublin city.