Boston murder highlights plight of illegals in US

THE murder of an Irishman in Boston last week should be the catalyst for having the plight of the undocumented in the United States finally addressed, according to a former mayor of Galway.

Construction worker Ciarán Ó Conghaile, who had been living illegally in Boston for the past 12 years, was shot dead in a botched robbery last week in the Dorchester area of Boston.

Police in the US are not sure if there is any link to his murder and a prior incident, where he suffered a slashed ear wound.