Burmese arrive in Mayo

FAMILIES from war-torn Burma were beginning a new life in Co Mayo yesterday under a special UN refugee resettlement programme.

Burmese arrive in Mayo
Wed, 19 Sep, 2007 - 01:00
Senan Hogan

A group of 50 men, women and children have come from an isolated refugee camp on Burma’s border with Thailand.

A further 45 people will arrive in Ireland in mid-November.

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