Ireland has a ‘moral duty’ to commitments on asylum seekers and refugees – President tells famine commemoration
President Michael D Higgins attended the National Famine Commemoration in Co Donegal today. Photo: Clive Wasson
Conor Feehan
We have a moral duty to continue to honour our commitments to those vulnerable and displaced who seek asylum and refuge on our shores, President Michael D Higgins has told the annual National Famine Commemoration in Donegal.
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