Mosney Accommodation Centre | |
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Location | Mosney |
Coordinates | 53°39′40″N 6°14′35″W / 53.66111°N 6.24306°W |
Subsequent names | Butlin's Mosney (1948-1982) Mosney Holiday Centre (1982-2000) Mosney Accommodation Centre (2000 onwards) [Run under contract on behalf of the International Protection Accommodation Services within the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth] |
Operated by | Mosney plc |
Established | 17 May 1947 |
Website | http://www.mosney.ie/ |
Mosney Accommodation Centre (formerly Butlin's Mosney and Mosney Holiday Centre) is located in Mosney, County Meath, Ireland and is situated approximately 48 km (30 mi) from Dublin. It is probably best known as the site of a Butlin's holiday camp in the second half of the 20th century and as the site for the national finals of the Community Games. By the early 21st-century, this had been converted into an accommodation centre for asylum-seekers. The centre was served by Mosney railway station, which closed down in 2000. Currently, it ranks as the biggest earning direct provision Centre in Ireland.[citation needed]