John Downing: As numbers seeking refuge grow, we must consider all options to accommodate them
Asylum-seekers leaving the grounds of the Magowna House hotel in Inch, Co Clare, last week after a blockade by local people. Photo: Niall Carson/PA — © Niall Carson
John Downing
If you wait long enough, most everything comes back around again on the carousel of life, the older generations often told us with great validity.
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