Mick Clifford: Refugee supports highlight inequalities

Why not strive to improve the response to all people who flee war wherever it occurs?

Protesters gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin to mark one month since the invasion of Ukraine. The embassy has become the focal point for Irish anger over the war raged by Vladimir Putin and the latest demonstration was organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

On Thursday, a demonstration against the war in Ukraine took place outside the Russian embassy in Dublin. Among the speakers was Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) chairman Keven Callinan.

“It’s humbling to see such a magnificent display of solidarity from ordinary working people as we remember those who have died, those who are grieving, and those who have lost everything because of this terrible war,” he said.