JJ Gannon's Hotel
A 12-bedroom former hotel on Main Street, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. According to The Irish Times, RTÉ and the Irish Examiner, the Department of Integration earmarked it for up to 50 applicants; after a January 2024 protest the initial single-male plan was dropped and the site was used for families. Coordinates are street-level.
Capacity
50
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€1.5m
estimated
Background
The site is at Main Street, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. 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.
- Jan 2024Peaceful protest
Protest outside the former hotel
Per The Irish Times, a crowd of 50 to 100 people protested outside the former hotel on 5 January 2024, with a public meeting the same night. It was peaceful and organised locally, with no arrests or charges.
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 50 people reported here imply roughly €1.5m 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 · Jan 2024. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.