Ireland Protest at Naas Ukrainian accommodation site de-escalates, High Court told
Up to 50 protesters maintained a 24-hour protest at Newhall, Naas, County Kildare, where Total Experience Limited, trading as Pastures New Accommodation, is constructing emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, erecting a campsite and blocking the site's entrances. The company secured a temporary injunction on an ex-parte basis from the High Court restraining the protesters from obstructing the entrances. At a hearing on 5 March 2024 before Ms Justice Siobhan Stack, the court was told the protest had de-escalated overnight and the campsite had been removed. The matter was adjourned to the following Thursday with the injunction remaining in place.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Up to 50 protesters maintained a 24-hour protest at the site, erecting a campsite and blocking entrances, alleged to amount to trespass and nuisance.
- Total Experience Limited, trading as Pastures New Accommodation, is constructing facilities at Newhall, Naas for families fleeing the war, contracted by the State to provide 985 beds in 387 cabins plus a dining marquee, laundry and recreation facilities.
- Where
- The site is at Newhall, Naas, County Kildare.
- When
- The High Court hearing took place on 5 March 2024.
- In court
- The High Court granted the company a temporary injunction on an ex-parte basis restraining the protesters from deliberately preventing or obstructing entrances to the site.
- At the 5 March 2024 hearing before Ms Justice Siobhan Stack, the court was told the protest had de-escalated overnight and the campsite had been removed.
- The matter was adjourned to Thursday of the following week with the injunction remaining in place.
- Other details
- None of the protesters attended the court on 5 March 2024 nor were there any representations made on their behalf.
- Posts on a Facebook page linked to the protest were conciliatory and indicated a willingness to participate in the proceedings.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTotal Experience Limited, trading as Pastures New Accommodation, is constructing facilities at Newhall, Naas, Co Kildare for families fleeing the war. (thejournal.ie)
- whatA campsite had been erected by protesters at the property, alleged to amount to a trespass. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatUp to 50 protesters were maintaining a 24-hour protest preventing persons and vehicles from entering or leaving the site. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatThe firm has been contracted by the State to provide 985 beds in 387 cabins as well as a dining marquee, laundry and recreation facilities at the site. (thejournal.ie)
- whatProtesters used tactics including forming a human shield and parking cars in front of the site's entrances. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe firm has been contracted by the State to provide 985 beds in 387 cabins as well as a dining marquee, laundry and recreation facilities. (kildarenow.com)
- whereEmergency accommodation facilities for Ukrainian refugees are being built at Newhall, Naas, County Kildare. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe company secured a temporary order restraining protesters from blocking the entrances to the site. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- courtThe matter was adjourned to Thursday of the following week with the injunction remaining in place. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- courtThe court granted the company a temporary injunction on an ex-parte basis restraining the protesters from deliberately preventing or obstructing entrances to the site. (thejournal.ie)
- courtBarry Mansfield Bl told Ms Justice Siobhan Stack that matters had de-escalated overnight and the campsite had been removed. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe court granted the company a temporary injunction on an ex-parte basis restraining protesters from deliberately preventing or obstructing entrances. (kildarenow.com)
- otherNone of the protesters attended the court on Monday nor were there any representations made on their behalf. (thejournal.ie)
- otherPosts on a Facebook page linked to the protest were conciliatory in nature and indicated a willingness to participate in the proceedings. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Mar2024UPDATE: Protest at Kildare site where state plans to house Ukrainians has de-escalated, High Court told
Reports that the protest has de-escalated, the campsite has been removed, and the High Court adjourned the proceedings to Thursday of the following week with the injunction remaining in place.
- 5 Mar2024Protest at Kildare site where State plans to house Ukrainians has 'de-escalated', court told
Reports on a High Court hearing on 5 March 2024 where the plaintiff's counsel told the court the protest had de-escalated overnight and the campsite was removed; the matter was adjourned to the following Thursday with the injunction remaining in place.
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