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'Grave crisis' for refugee accommodation, says Red Cross

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There is a distinct possibility that refugees could have to stay longer than a week in tented accommodation in Gormanstown. Of the 6,800 pledges of a room within a family home, only 35 per cent will come to fruition. To date 1,300 have come through the process with a further 800 to 900 expected in the next two weeks. A team of 50 Red Cross staff have made over 100,000 calls to people who pledged accommodation.

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Roscommon Herald

'Grave crisis' for refugee accommodation, says Red Cross

Vivienne Clarke The secretary general of the Irish Red Cross, Liam O’Dwyer, has acknowledged there was “a distinct possibility” that refugees could have to stay longer than a week in tented accommodation in Gormanstown. There was “a grave crisis” in the situation with regard to accommodation for refugees, he told RTE radio’s Morning Ireland. As student accommodation on university campuses will no...Source

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