Verona Murphy 'deeply regrets' asylum seeker comments

Fine Gael's by-election candidate Verona Murphy has broken her silence to express "deep regret" over comments she made about asylum seekers.

Verona Murphy 'deeply regrets' asylum seeker comments

Fine Gael's by-election candidate Verona Murphy has broken her silence to express "deep regret" over comments she made about asylum seekers.

The Wexford candidate, who suggested asylum seekers who come to Ireland need to be "deprogrammed" as they may have been influenced by ISIS, has now said her comments were a "very poor choice of words".

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