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May 2024
9m 52s

Tents removed from Grand Canal for the t...

RtÉ Radio 1
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Tents housing asylum seekers were cleared from the Grand Canal in Dublin this morning, the third such clearance in recent weeks. To discuss this Dr Fiona O'Reilly of Safetynet primary care and also by Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD. 
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