Church leaders appeal for end to hunger strike

Church leaders today appealed to Afghan asylum seekers to end their five-day hunger strike in a historic Dublin cathedral.

Church leaders appeal for end to hunger strike
Thu, 18 May, 2006 - 16:18

Church leaders today appealed to Afghan asylum seekers to end their five-day hunger strike in a historic Dublin cathedral.

The Archbishop of Dublin, Archbishop of Armagh, and Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral pleaded with the 41 men to end their protest before things deteriorated.

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