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Although it was not listed as an item for discussion on the agenda of the Ballina MD meeting on Wednesday last, Cllr Jarlath Munnelly advised management that talk of 200 male refugees being placed in an industrial unit in Moyvalley Retail Park in the town, would be raised by councillors in the course of proceedings.

Many of the 216 people, a third of whom are children, living in an asylum seeker accommodation centre in Ballyhaunis are at “breaking point”.

A seminar due to take place in Galway next Monday will explore alternatives to the current reception and legal framework for asylum seekers in Ireland.

The Galway Refugee Support Group will hold a coffee morning on Thursday October 1 between 10.30am and 12 noon to mark the launch of its new website www.grsg.ie.