Linden House
Linden House is a former guesthouse on New Road in Killarney, County Kerry, used as an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre for people who have applied to the State for international protection. HIQA's find-a-centre register lists it as an active International Protection Accommodation centre (Centre ID 8441; monitoring reference MON-IPAS-1082). Following a two-day HIQA inspection on 5 and 6 June 2025, the published inspection report (27 June 2025) recorded a 40-bedroom centre — 17 bedrooms on the ground floor and the remainder on the first and second floors — accommodating 68 residents at the time of inspection. Inspectors found that residents felt safe and supported and that the centre was generally clean, while noting that improvements were needed in governance, management and quality control to be fully compliant with national standards, and that residents had raised concerns about heating, fresh food in deliveries and the cost of non-food items. The centre has been used to accommodate international-protection applicants since 2017.
Capacity
68
people (reported)
Per night
€84
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€2.1m
estimated
Background
The site is at Linden House, New Road, Killarney, County Kerry. 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.
- Dec 2017Peaceful protest
Peaceful protest as first international-protection residents arrive
According to The Irish Times, around 30 people held a peaceful demonstration with placards and a petition outside Linden House on 16 December 2017 as the first of 55 single men seeking international protection arrived. Organisers said their concern was the lack of community consultation and the centre's proximity to a local school, while stating they believed people from war-torn areas should be accepted. The protest was peaceful.
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 68 people reported here imply roughly €2.1m 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 (find-a-centre listing and inspection report MON-IPAS-1082) · Jun 2025. View source
Coordinates geocoded from the published address/town via OpenStreetMap; status reflects the cited reporting and may have changed since.