Our disadvantaged are the real refugees

THE Irish are a generous people — witness how many charitable concerns we support in directing aid to the needy in foreign lands.
Our disadvantaged are the real refugees
Thu, 05 Jun, 2003 - 01:00

But we are not as generous to our own needy.

Consider the intellectually and physically disabled in our country and the overburdened families who care for them.

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