Apology for 'isolated incident' which saw mother and sick child refused bread and milk at asylum centre

The Department of Justice has this evening acknowledged a "regrettable and isolated incident" in which staff at direct provision centre close to the Limerick Clare border refused to give a mother and ill child bread and milk because the centre’s canteen was closed for the night.

Apology for 'isolated incident' which saw mother and sick child refused bread and milk at asylum centre

By David Raleigh

updated: The Department of Justice has this evening acknowledged a "regrettable and isolated incident" in which staff at direct provision centre close to the Limerick Clare border refused to give a mother and ill child bread and milk because the centre’s canteen was closed for the night.

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