A massive local campaign had been launched to try and get the D Hotel to be used for dual purpose with a mixture of refugees and visitors
The Government is going ahead with its plan to put 500 refugees in the last hotel in Drogheda open for tourists.
READ MORE - RTE facing massive licence fee switch-off, with losses more than tripling in space of monthThe Minister has been at loggerheads with the three local TDs Fergus O Dowd, Ged Nash and Imelda Munster on the issue. There had been an issue with securing a fire certificate for the building because it will no longer be functioning as a hotel.
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