An application has been made to the High Court seeking an injunction to prevent a site in Coolock in north Dublin from being used to house international protection applicants, RTE reported.
The site, a former Crown Paints warehouse, has been the focus of significant violence and unrest recently, with several incidents leading to injuries and arrests.
The applicants, Melissa Kelly, Amanda Farrelly, and Alan Croghan, are seeking orders seeking an injunction restraining the site being developed into units to house mainly Ukrainians fleeing the conflict in their country with Russia.
The proceedings are directed against several parties, including the Minister for Integration, Roderick O’Gorman, Dublin City Council, the Chief Superintendent of Coolock, and Townbe Unlimited Company, which is believed to be the leaseholder of the site.
Representing themselves, the applicants argue that the decision to convert the site into housing for refugees is unlawful. They claim that the authorities failed to engage in the required public consultation process, violating planning laws. They believe this omission justifies halting the development.