Miltown Malbay Book Club To Bring Asylum Seekers On New Year Holiday

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A women’s group from Miltown Malbay is extending a hand of friendship to asylum seekers in Clare.

Members of a local book club regularly visit the direct provision centre in Knockalisheen in Meelick and have decided to take the residents on holiday in the new year.

They have seen a huge outpouring of support, with the donation of a bus and accommodation in West Clare for the group so far.

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Fiona Whyte from the Miltown Malbay Melting Pot book group says it’s about giving these families an element of normality – even if it’s only for one weekend: