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Crime and Courts

Limerick asylum centre manager assaulted over missed bus

A RESIDENT of a Limerick centre for asylum seekers missing a bus because it went too early sparked an assault, heard Kilmallock Court. Ousmane Bah, of Mount Trenchard, Foynes, was found guilty of assaulting the manager of the west Limerick direct ...

25 Apr 2016 at 10:39

Crime and Courts

Man arrested in Limerick direct provision raid had false French IDs

A MAN who was arrested after a search of the Mount Trenchard direct provision facility in Limerick was in possession of forged French documents, a court has heard. Rafaa Guesmi, with an address at Mount Trenchard, was arrested during a planned ...

21 Sept 2017 at 06:45

R'Keale/Foynes

Former Mount Trenchard resident sent 'menacing text'

A FORMER resident of the Mount Trenchard direct provision centre near Foynes sent a text message threatening to kill a staff member because he believed the man had made false accusations against him. Kamran Pooladrack was found guilty at ...

28 Feb 2016 at 10:00

Crime and Courts

Man arrested at Limerick direct provision centre appears in court

THE 30-year-old man arrested on Wednesday during a planned garda operation at the direct provision centre in Mount Trenchard in Foynes appeared before Newcastle West District Court this Thursday. Rafaa Guesmi, who is a resident at Mount ...

20 Jul 2017 at 16:37

Local News

Limerick asylum seekers painting a brighter future in local communities

Agroup of asylum seekers in west Limerick have been painting their way towards integration as they take on voluntary community projects. The young men, all based in Mount Trenchard, Foynes, are unable to work in Ireland until their ...

13 Aug 2017 at 15:00

Crime and Courts

Limerick gardai make arrests during raid at direct provision centre

THREE men were arrested during a planned garda operation at the direct provision centre in Mount Trenchard, Foynes this Wednesday. A large number of gardai – mainly from the Newcastle West district – descended on the facility as ...

19 Jul 2017 at 18:51

Crime and Courts

Man in asylum system for twenty years assaulted manager of Limerick centre

A MAN who has been living in the Direct Provision Centre at Mt Trenchard since 2005 could now be facing deportation, solicitor Rossa McMahon told Newcastle West court. He was speaking in defence of Joao Vuanza, Mt Trenchard ...

16 Sept 2017 at 09:00

Crime and Courts

Limerick direct provision resident who smashed 24 panes of glass was 'bored'

AN Algerian national who smashed 24 panes of glass following a row with another resident at the Mount Trenchard direct provision centre in Limerick has avoided a prison sentence. Abderahmane Doumandi, aged 23, pleaded ...

24 Nov 2017 at 06:03

Local News

Limerick charity calls for 'immediate closure' of Mount Trenchard Direct Provision Centre

A LIMERICK organisation has called for the "immediate closure" of one of the county's Direct Provision Centres following the issuing of a report on the living conditions of its residents. In a report published this ...

09 Dec 2019 at 17:43

Weather

Snow is novel fun for asylum seekers in County Limerick

MANY people may have been suffering from ‘cabin fever’ while stuck at home in the snow last week, but for those in rural direct provision centres, cabin fever is an everyday reality. In fact, the snow was a ...

10 Mar 2018 at 18:00

Local News

Limerick's Mount Trenchard Direct Provision Centre to close

A CONTROVERSIAL Direct Provision centre in County Limerick is to shut its doors, the Limerick Leader can confirm. Numerous sources, including a senior government source, confirmed the news this Friday ...

10 Jan 2020 at 18:40

Home

Man arrested after fire at direct provision centre in Limerick

A MAN has been arrested following a fire at Mount Trenchard direct provision centre on New Years Day. The fire, which is believed to have started in a kitchen at the centre, started at approximately ...

02 Jan 2020 at 22:37

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