Great Western House
Five-storey direct provision / IPAS centre for single adult men off Eyre Square, Galway, operated by Sidetracks ULC (156 capacity; 148 residents in Mar 2025).
Capacity
156
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.8m
estimated
Background
The site is at Great Western House, Frenchville Lane, Eyre Square, Galway. 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.
- Mar 2018Reported — no finding
Resident asked to leave before Storm Emma
A resident was reportedly asked to leave just before Storm Emma after complaining about a refusal to serve food, and sought emergency homeless accommodation. An anti-racism group called for an investigation; the Reception & Integration Agency said it was unaware of the specific allegations. No finding of wrongdoing was reported.
The Irish Times · 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 156 people reported here imply roughly €4.8m 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
HIQA · Mar 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.