A local councillor says he understands concerns around the vetting of asylum seekers being accommodated in local towns. Cllr Anthony Waldron was speaking following reports of anti-immigration leaflets being circulated in Castlerea. It follows a number of protests in the town following news that International Protections applicants would be housed in the Riverwalk Apartments.
The Department of Integration has since confirmed that 13 families would be accommodated there. Speaking to Shannonside News, Cllr Waldron said he sympathised with people's concerns:
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