The mother of tragic Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin said she was disgusted to be refused a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar because his office claims "she was not an Irish citizen". Danielle's mother, Andrea Brannigan, requested a private meeting with the Taoiseach during an upcoming visit to Donegal to discuss the tragic case of her daughter, who was murdered while backpacking in Goa, India in March 2017. He mother Andrea Brannigan had emailed the Taoiseach this week to ask him to meet her to discuss the circumstance of her daughter’s case. Ms Brannigan said: “Danielle would be so annoyed by this because she was so proud to be Irish. “To come back with a response like that is absolutely disgusting.”Despite the reply, she said she still wants a private meeting with the Taoiseach.

Source: Evening echo September 07, 2018 21:56 UTC