Advertisement

Galway TD who took in two Afghan refugees

Kieran was joined by Ciaran Cannon TD, who has been housing an Afghan couple in his Galway home for the past three months...

Share this article

17.01 1 Mar 2022


Galway TD who took in two Afghan refugees


Listen to this episode


Share this article

17.01 1 Mar 2022


Ireland could potentially have to accommodate up to twenty thousand Ukrainian refugees, and families across the country may be asked to open up their homes, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney earlier today.

To shed light on what that experience will be like for families, Kieran was joined by Ciaran Cannon, Fine Gael TD for Galway East, who has been housing an Afghan couple in his Galway home for the past three months.

Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple PodcastsGoogle Podcasts and Spotify.

    

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

   

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.


Read more about

Afghanistan Afghanistan Evacuation Ciarán Cannon Refugees Ukraine

Related Episodes

Pat's Sunday Paper Review May...

00:17:34

Pat's Sunday Paper Review May 10th

The Pat Kenny Show

00:17:34


The Age Code: The New Science...

00:11:05

The Age Code: The New Science of Food and How It Can Save Us

The Pat Kenny Show

00:11:05


Living Lives: A Biographer's J...

00:13:37

Living Lives: A Biographer's Journey by Anne Chambers

The Pat Kenny Show

00:13:37


Shane Ross on his new book - R...

00:15:02

Shane Ross on his new book - RTÉ: Saints, Scholars and Scandals

The Pat Kenny Show

00:15:02