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Locals accost King Felipe VI of Spain (left) in Paiporta, a district hard-hit by recent floods. People threw mud and called the royals and officials murderers. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP
Locals accost King Felipe VI of Spain (left) in Paiporta, a district hard-hit by recent floods. People threw mud and called the royals and officials murderers. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP

Locals stall opening of Thornton Hall for up to 1,000 asylum seekers

Plans to open Thornton Hall, a State-owned site in north Co Dublin, as accommodation for up to 1,000 male asylum seekers face further delays following an application to the courts by some local residents to halt the project.

The setback comes as latest figures show almost 2,900 asylum seekers are homeless, and falling temperatures and darker nights increase concerns for their welfare.

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Christine Connolly carries her four-year-old daughter Yasmin through the floods in Massanassa near Valencia last week.
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