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Protestors in Urlingford on Saturday
Protests returned to the streets of Urlingford on Saturday, as people marched through the town to symbolise their disapproval at the possible use of the former Josephine's Restaurant site to house international migrants.
The protest has been shared widely across social-media, drawing in commentary and views of platform users around the globe.
Saturday's march follows a number of public demonstrations in Urlingford this week after the release of a 10 minute video on You Tube, which claimed the site was being prepared to house a large volume of migrants, some of which were 'possibly dangerous men'. The video has subsequently went viral across the internet, with 15,000 views on the original video alone.
People of Urlingford, Kilkenny out protesting over plans to plant 100s of unknown migrants in their community pic.twitter.com/yY31Wrb3Vg
— Nobody knows (@DidoKno) January 6, 2024
As reported first by Kilkenny Live, Bernard Kavanagh & Sons Ltd, responded to the claims on Thursday, confirming the building is being redeveloped and repurposed to accommodate both Ukrainian people and their families but the company intends to use the building for business purposes when the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine comes to an end.
The company went on to claim the current campaign is full of 'scaremongering' and 'lies', adding, its sole purpose is to 'cause worry in the community when it is not warranted.'
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