At least €13 million in State funds has been spent on running a direct provision centre in Co Limerick which will close its doors on Friday after residents complained about living conditions. The Mount Trenchard centre, which has been described by residents as “an open-air prison” similar to “Guantanamo Bay”, is currently transferring its final few residents to direct provision centres across Ireland. He said he shared a room for years in Mount Trenchard with seven other men. My mental health is really bad and so many times in these years I’ve felt like I want to kill myself. I don’t like myself anymore.”‘Nobody was listening’Those placed in Mount Trenchard were isolated from the outside world, he said.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2020 01:00 UTC