It follows tensions in some communities in Dublin and Clare in recent days over asylum seeker accommodation.

The former psychiatric hospital is located on a large campus on the outskirts of Mullingar town

He also addressed the war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, global hunger and poverty.

These statistics are monitored through PPS numbers by the Central Statistic Office on a monthly basis.

The comments come as a protest took place in Mullingar last night against the local housing of refugees.

The protest is a latest in a series of such events around the country

It comes after a large anti-immigration protest was held in Dublin this week.

Amnesty International has labelled the trial ' farcical' and called for all the charges to be dropped.