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DISGRACED former Anglo Irish boss Sean FitzPatrick last night checked into a €550-anight Poznan hotel, as hearrived to cheer on Ireland in their opening game of Euro 2012 . But he had to look on as the Republic were beaten 3 - 1 by Croatia.Mr FitzPatrick is staying in the same hotel – the five-starSheraton – as the Ireland team and President Michael D Higgins . Mr FitzPatrick arrived yesterday and after quickly changing in hisroom, emerged from the hotel wearing a green Ireland jersey and agreen beret. He asked to be left alone and attempted to cover hisface with a rainjacket. He was relaxing in the company of a numberof others, including PJ Mara, the former government press secretaryand adviser to ex-Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The Irish Independent was quoted a price of €550 for a guest to book in at theSheraton last night. It is the plushest hotel in the city. MrFitzPatrick's accommodation is in stark contrast to hundreds ofIreland fans who were left high and dry after a campsite they hadbooked into unexpectedly closed for not having a proper licence. The Poznan Football Fans Camp closed early on Saturday morning,leaving the fans scrambling to find other accommodation. And theydon't yet know if they will be refunded the hundreds of euro theypaid for the campsite. Garrett Mullan, from the Irish fans' embassy, said they had beencontacted by a number of people affected by the closure. It isunderstood as many as 400 people were staying in the campsite, butit is not known exactly how many of them are Irish. Tomas Burke (27) from Kilcock, Co Kildare, said he got a text at3.30am on Saturday telling him the site had closed. He and three other friends booked in to the campsite through onlineagency booking.com for 10 nights at a cost of around €2,000,and they are now unsure if they will get the €500 they eachpaid back. "I got a text at 3.30 in the morning, that the place didn't exist,we're sorry about it," Mr Burke said. "We lost 8,000 zloty between us, which is approximately €500each. Booking.com said they were trying to refund us. "There's four of us who were supposed to be staying there. So weraced around Poznan trying to get new accommodation, and weeventually got ourselves sorted. "There was 400 people there, these guys arrived down and there wasarmed police there stopping you getting in." Also left looking for somewhere else to stay were brothers Colin(36) and Alan (42) Foley, and their father Will (66) from Cork.They managed to stay on the site for a few hours before it was shutdown by the authorities. "The so-called campsite was really an industrial zone and the taxidriver dropped us off and asked if we were sure this was it," Colinsaid yesterday. "We said 'yeah' but when we went in. It was scandalous. This wasFriday night. There were these security guys. There was tentspitched on half the site and the other side was to be bulldozedwith sand to allow tents but it didn't materialise. We got the headdown, got about an hour's sleep and an outdoor shower. "We met a couple from Dublin and we were drinking in the squarelater that evening with them and next thing they said they wereclosing the campsite. "So we got in a taxi and flew down and there was a bulldozer comingin. They shut it down, I think they has no licence or something." Someone working in the campsite then offered them a place in hisapartment for 1,200 Polish zloty, or around €300, for twonights. Accommodation But they then discovered the apartment was 20km outside of Poznanand, when they looked in, it was covered in clothes. They have nowfound new accommodation in the city. "We've to get on to booking.com to see if we can get our moneyback," said Colin. The initial campsite was advertised as having an adjoining hotel,complete with spa, disco and bar -- but none of this had beenbuilt. Alan Foley added. "There was no hotel -- one fella had to guard theoutdoor shower while his wife washed." Another six fans from CoDonegal had to sleep on a concrete floor in an industrial estate. In a statement the company, Hotelioni, blamed the closure of thesite on a media campaign against it and what it described as"hostile treatment from the authorities". Hotelioni has advised people who booked with booking.com to contactthem with any queries. - Fiach Kelly Irish Independent. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as IPL Hair Removal Machines , China Skin Analysis Machine for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Pressotherapy Slimming Machine.
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