LIVE: Dundrum trending on social media over asylum seeker protests at hotel
Tense scenes outside Dundrum House Hotel on Tuesday as gardaí maintain presence at location
A large group gathered outside the gates of Dundrum House Hotel on Tuesday morning and what appeared to be a load of gravel was dumped at the gate in protest as the first lot of International Protection Applicants were moved in.
Locals in the Dundrum area have been protesting the decision to house asylum seekers in the hotel since May of this year.
The locals involved in the protest have said that they had no issues with Ukrainian refugees being housed in the hotel, and that they went on to integrate well into the community.
Gardaí were stationed at all available access points to the hotel from the road, blocking the road with cars and jeeps, not allowing entry to those wishing to gain closer access to the hotel grounds.
In the later morning, buses full of IPAS applicants were transported into the grounds of the hotel, with many users on X (formerly Twitter) sharing photos and videos of the scenes as they unfolded.
Photos and videos emerging from outside the gates of the hotel show members of An Garda Síochána guarding the entrance of the hotel grounds, while protestors stand in front of them expressing their concerns regarding the movement of the IPAS applicants onto the ground.
Dundrum has been trending on social media all day with over 9,000 posts on X related to the issue.