Midwest Cork town to get more IPA accommodation despite objections – ‘The town is stressed enough'
Planning has been granted for additional accommodation for international protection applicants (IPAs) in Macroom, despite objections raised by some locals.
Cork-based Peppard Investments Limited received conditional permission to construct two buildings to provide 20 apartment-style units for temporary accommodation for IPAs at Lower Codrum at the western outskirts of the town.
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