Achill Head Hotel
A 20-room hotel at Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo. According to RTÉ, The Irish Times and TheJournal, the Department of Justice signed a three-month contract to house up to 38 applicants (13 women first), but arrivals were abandoned after the "Silent Vigil" protest of October–November 2019; the booking cost the State about €350,000. Coordinates are village-level.
Capacity
38
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
—
estimated
Background
The site is at Achill Head Hotel, Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo. Irish international protection accommodation is provided through IPAS (the International Protection Accommodation Service), under the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. For how the system works and what it costs, open the cost panel on the interactive map with Ireland selected.
Sources
The Irish Times · Nov 2019. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.