A historic building in Dublin city centre is being used to house refugees.
The Staircase, at 21 Aungier Street, is one of Dublin's oldest houses and dates back to 1660 - when the street was first developed. Back then, the Staircase was a mansion which the elite of the time lived in.
The building fell into disrepair and was under threat of demotion until the Dublin Civic Trust restored it in the 1990s. The trust brought the building back into use as a guesthouse with conditions relating to the preservation of medieval features such as timber beams, chimneys, and walls.
