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New law set to deal with 'illegal' asylum centres

Summary by Extra.ie
The Government is to introduce a new law that makes it easier for asylum centres to bypass planning laws. The plan comes after a High Court judge strongly criticised the Government last month for failing to introduce draft legislation. Westmeath Fianna Fáil councillor Aengus O’Rourke, who is fighting an asylum centre in Athlone, told Extra.ie that the State is trying to ‘shoehorn’ legislation to cover up illegal acts. Mr O’Rourke, who is a son o…
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Extra.ie broke the news in on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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