The Grand Hotel (Wicklow)
IPAS / direct provision centre at the Grand Hotel on Abbey Street, Wicklow town, opened November 2018 and re-designated in late 2022 (HIQA capacity 111; 104 present at the 9 April 2024 inspection), provider Vesta Hotels Ltd. A separate block of roughly 175 emergency beds at the site sits outside HIQA’s remit.
Capacity
111
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€3.4m
estimated
Background
The site is at The Grand Hotel, Abbey Street / Marlton Road, Wicklow town, A67 P263. 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 2022Charged — not convicted
Man charged over threats to the centre
A man in his 40s was charged after threats to burn down the centre; the owner also received threats. The charge is an allegation only and the presumption of innocence applies.
Irish Examiner · source
- Nov 2022Under investigation
Reports of a disturbance and subsequent threats
RTÉ reported that a video circulated of a fight involving male residents, after which management received threats against the premises. No individual was named or charged in connection with the disturbance.
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 111 people reported here imply roughly €3.4m 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
HIQA · Apr 2024. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.