Around 50 tents pitched by homeless asylum seekers near Grand Canal in central Dublin

Around 50 tents have been pitched beside an empty office building close to the Grand Canal at Charlemont Place, Dublin. Photograph: Kitty Holland

The latest figures from the Department of Integration’s International Protection Accommodation Service show that as of Friday there were 2,170 male asylum seekers “awaiting accommodation”, an increase of 34 since Tuesday. Among them was Hadi , who has been in Ireland for 10 days having left his home in Afghanistan in 2021. He said he travelled through Iran and Turkey on “dangerous roads”, by boat to Italy and onwards through Switzerland, France, the UK and finally by bus to Dublin. He said he had not had a shower since arriving in Dublin and asked where he could have one.

Standing by the tents with a man from Malawi , he said: “We have been waiting. Is there any way you can help us to contact IPAS? We need to leave this place. There is no toilet, no shower, no facilities.

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