{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69c3c594176efa52577fda7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Update on Planned Use for D Hotel in Drogheda as Louth County Council Write Letter to Minister for Justice - 25/03/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1774437699975-ccfe1dce-91db-47e1-a913-84ac5c18e7b1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Louth County Council is to write to the Department of Justice and the D hotel in a bid to establish the future plans for the premises.</p><p><br></p><p>The Drogheda hotel has been an accommodation centre for asylum seekers since March of 2024.</p><p><br></p><p>This morning on The Agenda we spoke to Labour TD for Louth, Ged Nash, to get the latest on all of this.</p><p><br></p><p>We also spoke to Deputy Nash about his calls for Government to to immediately introduce a 10% reduction in public transport fares and expand access to working from home.</p><p><br></p><p>Deputy Nash said that while the temporary cuts to excise duty are welcome in a crisis, they do not go far enough to permanently reduce costs for workers.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}