Thousands of people attended a Rally in Dublin City Centre on Monday calling for changes to the government's current migration system The protesters were calling for tighter controls to filter out fraudulent asylum seekers and for a system of vetting to be introduced to ensure the safety

Minister Roderic O'Gorman has written to fellow Ministers urging them to find accommodation for asylum seekers with 2000 beds needed by the end of March. The letter circulated to Ministers on Thursday urged them to find accommodation including .. "Sports Centres… Conference Facilities, Arts centres, Student Leisure Centres"