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Oct 17 2024
Lisdoon ‘let down’ SWEET IN GREEN after locals gave céad míle fáilte by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
NORTH CLARE communities which have welcomed thousands of refugees and asylum seekers have been “let down” by the Government and the county’s Oireachtas members. Stark warnings were issued by Clare councillors this week on the growing frustration in Ballyvaughan and Lisdoonvarna where the tourism industry has been put on pause since the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
An exit strategy is needed for when Clare hotels and accommodation providers used to house asylum seekers and refugees can return to the tourism market. “The danger of not doing this is the people will lose patience and every human being will be impacted negatively,” warned Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG, pictured). “The people of Lisdoonvarna feel seriously let down by our Senators and Oireachtas members, they don’t want to say anything in case they are classed as
racist, this has gone on three years in Lisdoonvarna and is getting worse,” commented Cllr Bill Slattery (FG) who told the Chief Executive of Clare County Council that he hasn’t been seen in Lisdoonvarna since the first arrivals of Ukrainians three years ago. Dowling said, “the Government have no plan to deal with the long-term implications of this matter” and remarked accommodation providers “have chosen to benefit from a crisis situation”.
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l Donnacha Cantwell with his parents Peter and Nancy (a popular employee at Sweet’n’Green café) with the Willie Chaplin Cup after Clooney/Quin were crowned Minor A champions Photo by Ruth Griffin
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