There's been a cautious welcome to news that Egyptian Authorities are to allow a Clare TD meet with Ibrahim Halawa.
The 19 year old is expected to go to trial on Sunday – almost two years after he was arrested.
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Authorities in the country have agreed to allow the chairperson of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee, Fine Gael’s Pat Breen, check in on the teenager – following a number of requests from the group.
Ibrahim was arrested in 2013 in Cairo at a time when protests were taking place in the city.
