D Hotel (Drogheda)
The 113-bedroom D Hotel at Scholars Townyard, Marsh Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth. According to The Irish Times, the Department of Integration signed a contract in February 2024 with owner Fairkeep Ltd to use the hotel as an IPAS centre from 5 March 2024 (around 89 residents at inspection), later extended to March 2027. Coordinates are street-level.
Capacity
113
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.5m
estimated
Background
The site is at Scholars Townyard, Marsh Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth. 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.
Incidents & reporting
Only events reported by named outlets and explicitly tied to this site are listed. Charges are allegations, not convictions — the presumption of innocence applies.
- Feb 2024Peaceful protest
Demonstration closes the Marsh Road
Per RTÉ and The Irish Times, a demonstration against the IPAS plan closed the Marsh Road for part of 17 February 2024, with crowd estimates from around 200 to several hundred. It was lawful, with no arrests or charges.
RTÉ · source
Cost
Irish IPAS accommodation is funded by the State. At a blended benchmark of about €84 per person per night (the 2024 whole-system average reported by RTÉ), the 113 people reported here imply roughly €3.5m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — over 90% of IPAS accommodation is commercially provided and emergency rates run far above State-owned centres.
Sources
The Irish Times · Feb 2024. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.