Refugees
Ireland has a ‘moral duty’ to asylum seekers - Higgins
The president said the parallels of the displacement caused by the Irish Famine and the ongoing refugee crisis ‘must not be lost on us’
Ireland has a moral duty to honour its commitments to those who seek asylum and refuge, President Michael D Higgins has said.
The president was addressing the National Famine Commemoration which took place in Milford, Co Donegal.
The ceremony also included military honours and a wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of all those who died during the Irish famine of the mid-19th century.
President Higgins told the event it was an opportunity to remember the tragedy ...