More Fianna Fáil councillors breaking ranks over government refugee policies

More Fianna Fáil councillors breaking ranks over government refugee policies

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the comments that the 'inn is full' for those seeking refuge here were 'completely unacceptable'.

More Fianna Fáil councillors are breaking ranks over government immigration and refugee policies as leader Micheál Martin vows to crack down on incendiary language used by party representatives.

Fianna Fáil Cork County Councillor William O’Leary has slammed people who buy and rent buildings for refugee accommodation as “worse than the English landlords of decades ago” and “as bad as any drug cartel".

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