RTE broadcaster Joe Duffy told of his fury after it emerged Ukrainian refugees staying in an Irish hotel were being charged €5 a go to use its swimm.
Amid a ding-dong, another caller named Brian told how he also pays a membership for a leisure centre and insisted refugees staying in hotels should pay extra for access to leisure facilities. The female caller, who is a member of the hotel’s leisure centre, said she was quitting due to the decision to charge Ukrainian refugees staying there for use of the leisure facilities. RTE’s Joe Duffy slams caller who agrees Ukrainian refugees staying at Irish hotel should be charged €5 to use pool & gym
RTE broadcaster Joe Duffy told a Liveline caller he should be ashamed of himself after the caller said Ukrainian refugees staying in hotels should pay extra ...
Brian said: “If that hotel is going to allow people to come in and not pay the same rate as me, I feel hard done by. to be given a table in the restaurant at night, I don’t expect to be given access to the pool. “If I go to Ukraine as a refugee from Ireland and they put me up in a hotel, I don’t expect…
The Royal Hotel and Leisure Centre in Bray has been criticised on the national airwaves for charging Ukrainian residents to use leisure facilities, ...
The restaurant and bar also remain open to the public. Joe Duffy told listeners that hotel management had declined to comment when contacted by the show. She pointed out that women and children arriving from Ukraine may not have a lot of disposable income to use to cover these costs.