The former Crown Paints factory in Coolock was the scene of daily protests and violent confrontations when the disused site was earmarked for redevelopment into an Ipas accommodation centre. Then in a U-turn last May, the Department of Justice announced it was “no longer considering” the offer of potential accommodation for asylum seekers there. That decision is now the subject of a legal action with over €12 million in damages being sought against the State – one of many such cases the government is fighting since a policy change led it to drop plans to contract new Ipas centres around…

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