A public meeting held in Lismore on Monday night last has become the topic of national news as anti-immigrant protestors attempted to sabotage the event.
The Lismore Welcome Project is a pilot project rolled out by the Department of Justice whereby Lismore will sponsor and welcome a Syrian family to the town and help them to integrate into Irish life.
An independent group of volunteers from the Lismore/Cappoquin area and was set up in January to spearhead the community response and to put preparations in place to welcome a Syrian refugee family to Lismore in the summer of 2019.
A public meeting was held on Monday night last March 4th and there were around 150 people in attendance.
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