Clare's Councillors have called on the Taoiseach to personally intervene in an effort to secure the release of an Irish teenager from prison in Egypt.
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Ibrahim Halawa has been in custody for over two years since he was arrested during a protest in Cairo.
His trial has since been postponed on nine separate occasions, and he is next due in court in December.
A meeting of the local authority heard a presentation from Ibrahim's family, including his sister Somaia (Sum-aya) who says her brother is living under very difficult circumstances.
