Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre
State-owned prefab campus on the outskirts of Cork city, near the Kinsale Road roundabout, operated by Aramark (175 residents in Sep 2024). HIQA rated it homely and person-centred. A January 2025 report noted more than 100 residents unable to leave due to the housing shortage.
Capacity
175
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€5.4m
estimated
Background
The site is at Kinsale Road, Cork City, Co. 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.
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.
- Jul 2022Peaceful protest
Residents protest over eviction fears
About a dozen residents who had been granted status protested at Cork City Council's housing office over fears of eviction after gaining the right to work. The Department said no one had been told they would not continue to be accommodated.
The Irish Times · source
- 2016Coroner verdict
Death of a resident
A woman who lived at the centre with her young son died in 2016; a Cork City coroner’s inquest returned a verdict of suicide. Direct-provision conditions have been a long-running subject of public concern in Ireland.
Irish Examiner · 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 175 people reported here imply roughly €5.4m 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
The Irish Times · Jan 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.