Protests against 'unvetted men' forces boxing club to cancel training

Published date24 March 2023
Protestors have been gathering outside the Aughrim Street Sports Centre in Smithfield for the past number of days. They are protesting the community centre alleged being used to house refugees

Smithfield Boxing Club told their members that training has been cancelled since Tuesday "as a direct result of protests". They added it was "not being cancelled because of any other use to which our building is put".

The Facebook post read: "Training has been cancelled since Tuesday as a direct result of protests being staged outside our clubhouse. Training has NOT been cancelled because of any other use to which our building is put.

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