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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ciara Phelan

Taoiseach Micheal Martin defends 'wise move' to temporarily suspend visa-free travel to Ireland for refugees

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has defended the Government’s decision to temporarily suspend visa-free travel to Ireland for refugees from 20 European countries calling it a “wise move”.

The move comes as the country is buckling under pressure to accommodate Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.

The suspension of visa-free travel does not apply to Ukrainians but to refugees from 20 other “safe” countries.

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