Fernside Villas
Fernside Villas is an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) Direct Provision centre in Cork. It is listed in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY/IPAS) collection of inspections of Direct Provision and EROC centres in County Cork for 2025, with published inspection reports. According to the December 2025 inspection report, the centre provides 'independent living' communal accommodation for single females and family groups, with on-site security covering this and three other nearby centres on a rotating basis. Published capacity figures are not stated in the available report text.
Capacity
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people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
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estimated
Background
The site is at Summerhill South, Turners Cross, Cork. 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
gov.ie / IPAS (DCEDIY) — Inspections of Direct Provision and EROC Centres in County Cork 2025 · Dec 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.