‘Courageous’ asylum seekers fighting FGM in Ireland

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has praised the “courageous” women in direct provision who are advocating against female genital mutilation (FGM) in Ireland.

Eleven women based at the Kinsale Road Direct Provision centre in Cork graduated from ActionAid’s After (Against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Through Empowerment and Rejection) programme in Cork — the only programme of its kind on the country.