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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Irish government condemns burning of hotel set to house asylum seekers

Fire engulfs Ross Lake Hotel in county Galway where 70 asylum seekers were meant to be housed.
Fire engulfs Ross Lake Hotel in county Galway where 70 asylum seekers were meant to be housed. Photograph: RTE

A suspected arson attack has wrecked a hotel in County Galway that was being prepared to host 70 asylum seekers, in the latest sign of a backlash against refugees in Ireland.

The Irish government on Monday condemned the burning of the Ross Lake House hotel in Rosscahill as a sinister attempt at intimidation.

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