Over 100 people are staying at the tented accommodation, the conditions of which have been described as 'degrading and intolerable.'
Refugees staying in tented accommodation in Westmeath are going to sleep while 'wet and mucky.'
That's according to asylum seeker support group New Horizon, who says the conditions in Athlone have been described as 'degrading and intolerable.'
The toilet and shower block is 30 metres from the sleeping quarters, meaning the 100 or so people staying in the tents are exposed to the wet and windy elements when they use the facilities at night.
Chairperson of New Horizon, Gerry Callaghan, says they also have very little heat retention:
An organisation supporting a tented accommodation facility in Westmeath is 'desperate' for volunteers.
New Horizon has issued an appeal for help, particularly those with arts backgrounds or English teaching skills.
But Chairperson Gerry Callaghan says if you're 'sound,' your background doesn't matter:
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