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STATE-owned Electric Ireland is to forgo profit from its residential electricity business in the coming year and give customers a credit payment.

Protesters have taken to the streets regularly since November 19 after it emerged an old ESB building was being used to house refugees

They have vowed not to meet any more politicians until their demands are met

'If people are saying they have a problem with the Government then why are they doing it outside of that building there [the ESB Office Block]. The Government don't sit there'

The next blockade is expected to go ahead this evening

Roderic O’Gorman said the former ESB office block in Dublin will not be closed as emergency accommodation for refugees.

Hundreds of people have turned out at protests and joined local residents in expressing their opposition to the Government’s move over the past fortnight

His comments came after two large protests were held in East Wall, Dublin, over refugees being housed in a former ESB office block