Bishop seeks support agency for emigrants in Britain

BISHOP of Derry, Seamus Hegarty, has called on the Government to urgently establish a support agency for the Irish in Britain, many of whom suffer the effects of poverty, depression and alcoholism.

Bishop Hegarty was responding to the findings of an RTÉ Prime Time documentary ‘Ireland’s Forgotten Generation’ which last night highlighted the poverty and depressing conditions that many post-war Irish emigrants to London continue to endure to this day.

“Ireland must give more than lip-service to our emigrants, they must feel supported. As emigration touches every Irish family, political will is now needed for results,” he said.