Migrant accommodation shortage becomes a polycrisis for the State

'Typically, young single men are told "I’m sorry we have nowhere for you to go"'

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Asylum seekers, who told reporters they were heading for Dublin, leaving the grounds of the Magowna House hotel in Inch, Co Clare. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Asylum seekers, who told reporters they were heading for Dublin, leaving the grounds of the Magowna House hotel in Inch, Co Clare. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The ongoing crisis over a shortage of accommodation for International Protection applicants is an acute problem that risks becoming a chronic one for the State.

After a week of violent clashes, arson and blockades taking place at accommodation sites, the Inside Politics podcast panel looks again at what’s been happening, how bad the problem is and how the political system is reacting.