Locals in Inch, Co Clare have called for a mediation process with "decision makers" to end a five-week-long dispute over the opening of an asylum seeker accommodation centre in the townland.
But they have vowed to continue a peaceful protest against the accommodation centre until a resolution is found.
In a statement, the Inch Peaceful Community Protest group called for a mediation process with "the decision makers who chose to open this all-male facility in rural Inch" to resolve the dispute.
For the past five weeks members of the Inch community have maintained a peaceful protest at the road leading to Magowna House Hotel.
In mid-May, 30 asylum seekers were accommodated at the former hotel.
Minister of State in the Department of Integration Joe O'Brien recently met a delegation from Inch for the second time to address the issues which have arisen.
At that meeting, Mr O’Brien proposed a mediation process between the locals and the residents of Magowna House and said that no additional protection applicants would be sent to Inch during any mediation process.
However, in a response today, the group said: "Having given this offer careful consideration, the consensus in our group is that this is not necessary, there is no dispute between the Inch community and the Magowna House residents."
The group claims that the location of the accommodation centre in Inch is in a very rural location, lacking amenities, services and transport links to any major town such as Ennis.
It also claims that the plan to place over 60 men in the area is causing huge stress in the community.
"Numbers need to be kept at a lower level and ideally accommodation should have a gender mix or focused towards families", the statement said.
It added: "In the coming days, we intend to reach out to our local public representatives to see if they can help us find a common-sense solution to resolve the ongoing dispute. Our peaceful protest continues."
