1,600 girls in Ireland at risk of FGM

The Government must act urgently to ensure that the first conviction in a case of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Ireland becomes the last, a leading charity has warned.

As many as 1,632 girls living in Ireland are estimated to be at high risk of FGM and Siobhán McGee, CEO of development charity Actionaid, said that Ireland must now work hard to make sure that yesterday’s conviction is the last case of its kind in Ireland.