‘We need to come together as a community’ - Philly McMahon on anti-refugee protests

Hundreds of people took part in a protest and counter-protest this past weekend over immigration. Around 200 people took part in a "Refugees are Welcome" protest across the road from the Shelbourne Hotel. It was deemed a counter-protest to an anti-immigration demonstration outside the hotel, with about 200 people also in attendance. It’s the latest in a long running debate over how to accommodate refugees if and when they arrive in this country. Philly McMahon, former Dublin footballer and Ballymun native joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss… Image: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

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16.35 24 Jan 2023

‘We need to come together as a community’ - Philly McMahon on anti-refugee protests

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It was deemed a counter-protest to an anti-immigration demonstration outside the hotel, with about 200 people also in attendance. It’s the latest in a long running debate over how to accommodate refugees if and when they arrive in this country.

Philly McMahon, former Dublin footballer and Ballymun native joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…

Image: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile