Kill residents slam “inhumane” and “unsafe” refugee housing plans as protests continue
Locals in the Kildare village of Kill have voiced renewed concerns about the use of a former equestrian centre in the village to house refugees.
It comes as a total of 340 refugees from Ukraine are set to be accommodated there, and are due to move in before the end of next month, according to new reports.
Several locals who spoke to Gript told us they feel the accommodation is far from suitable – describing it as “inhumane” having seen inside the site. In addition, they expressed concern over how the influx of refugees will cause the village’s population to surge by at least 10 per cent, and how this will impact local services and policing.
Residents say they currently have no guarantee that no more refugees will follow.
Locals say they are also worried for their safety ahead of the first move-in date in April, especially seeing as there is no Gardai station in the quiet village.
One local mother we spoke to slammed the plans, which will see refugees living in “enclosed roofed pods with no windows” as “totally inhumane, aside from anything else”.
