Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre
State-owned former Army camp at Knockalisheen on the Clare–Limerick border (354 capacity: 250 base places plus 104 in 13 tents). A November 2025 HIQA inspection reported sinking floors, mould and overcrowding. Coordinates are approximate (the distributor road by the site).
Capacity
354
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€10.9m
estimated
Background
The site is at Knockalisheen, Meelick, Co. Clare. 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.
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 354 people reported here imply roughly €10.9m 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
TheJournal.ie · Nov 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.