Dublin City Dorms
An IPAS international-protection accommodation centre in Dublin's north inner city, a former tourist hostel in use for asylum accommodation since early 2023. An IPAS inspection report (inspected 5 September 2023) records a contracted capacity of 92 with the centre accommodating single male applicants (89 residents on the day of inspection). According to TheJournal, the building previously operated as a tourist hostel and houses single men seeking international protection.
Capacity
92
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€2.8m
estimated
Background
The site is at North inner city, Dublin. 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.
- Nov 2023Public disorder — reported damage
Building vandalised during November 2023 Dublin riots
According to TheJournal, Dublin City Dorms was among the buildings vandalised during the Dublin riots of November 2023, with windows smashed and part of the exterior subsequently boarded up. No individual has been linked to the centre-specific damage in the reporting.
TheJournal · 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 92 people reported here imply roughly €2.8m 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
gov.ie / IPAS inspection report · Sep 2023. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.