Government buys Citywest Hotel for €148m as part of long term asylum strategy

Government buys Citywest Hotel for €148m as part of long term asylum strategy

The Government has approved the purchase of the Citywest Hotel and convention centre for €148.2 million, the Justice Minister said. Jim O’Callaghan said that it would be “far cheaper” to own the facility in west Dublin instead of paying private providers for the services and accommodation. He said it would be used as a screening centre where applications for asylum will be processed. Credit to : irishmirror