Mother begs officials to let daughter come back to Ireland

A ROMANIAN woman last night appealed to the Minister for Justice to allow her Irish-born daughter to be brought back from Romania so she can see her newborn brother for the first time.

Mother begs officials to let daughter come back to Ireland

Five-year-old Diana Mirza was brought to Romania for the summer holidays to stay with her father’s parents. Her parents felt the warm, dry summer in Romania would help Diana, who has a chest condition.

Gabriel Mirza, a freelance journalist, flew with her to Romania. He purchased return tickets for Diana and his mother Elena, 67, who was to accompany her back on the flight to Shannon at the end of her holiday.

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