Protesters gather at Galway hotel over plans to house 70 asylum seekers.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1216/1422347-galway-protest/ Denmark and Ireland are the only countries in Europe that have a legal right to opt-out of EU immigration policies under the Lisbon Treaty. “I’m not going to comment”: Minister of State at the Department of Equality and Integration, Anne Rabbitte, says.