Ireland’s migrant history should galvanise Kenny

As the Taoiseach meets with his EU counterparts to discuss the ongoing loss of live in the Mediterranean, we hope he will keep Ireland’s long history of migration in mind.

Ireland’s migrant history should galvanise Kenny
Fri, 24 Apr, 2015 - 01:00
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Men, women and children are fleeing war and persecution cross the Mediterranean today with the same hopes and fears as our ancestors who journeyed across the Atlantic.

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