A group of protestors has prevented modular homes from being installed in the north Westmeath village of Coole.
Last night, up to 60 local residents staged a protest outside the complex to prevent access for lorries, cranes and modular homes.
A spokesperson for the group said that at around 4am a convoy of more than 15 lorries carrying modular homes, along with four lorries containing equipment and two large cranes, were driven to the site.
Today, 20 members of the Coole Concerns group remain at the site and continue to block the entrance of a site in the village in a bid to prevent the installation of 18 large modular homes.
The site is located next to the Coole Court development where around 100 international protection applicants have been living since late last year.
Efforts to offload the modular homes were hampered by the protestors who had been camped at the site since earlier this week.
The Department of Integration has confirmed to RTÉ News it has no contract in place for the provision of modular homes in Coole.
Installation of Coole modular homes stopped amid protest
A group of protestors have prevented modular homes from being installed in the north Westmeath village of Coole.
