Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

When the true facts emerge exposing the untruths we are deafened by the silence of these same groups. In particular, a group calling itself Residents Against Racism organised an extensive campaign in respect of a person who claimed she was facing a sentence of death in a Muslim Sharia court in Nigeria. Its campaign involved demonstrations attended by Members of this House and considerable media coverage. It subsequently transpired that the claims on foot of which that extensive campaign was mounted had no shred of truth — Deputy Costello should remember that.

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