A Laois parish priest has hit out at the increasing opposition against asylum-seekers in Ireland. Fr Paddy Byrne attended an event to welcome residents of a direct provision centre in Abbeyleix. Plans for a similar centre in Oughterard, Co Galway, were abandoned after significant opposition. Fr Byrne says he's concerned about the amount of people who object to asylum-seekers living in their areas. "I am not going to buy into an identity of them and us.

Source: Irish Examiner October 14, 2019 18:00 UTC