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Nigerian
woman’s
deportation
upheld
The
High
Court
has
ruled
that
the
Minister
for
Justice
was
correct
not
to
revoke
a
deportation
order
against
a
Nigerian
woman
and
her
two
children.
Olivia
Agbonlahor
had
challenged
the
minister’s
decision
to
deport
her
and
her
six-year-old
twins,
one
of
whom
has
been
diagnosed
as
autistic.
Ms
Agbonlahor
claimed
her
son,
Great,
would
not
receive
adequate
medical
treatment
in
Nigeria
and
that
because
of
his
condition
he
and
the
family
would
be
ostracised.
Mr
Justice
Kevin
Feeney
said
the
family
had
not
established
‘exceptional
circumstances’
which
would
allow
them
to
remain
in
Ireland.
He
said
the
issue
was
not
a
lack
of
treatment
which
would
result
in
the
death
of
Great
but
the
absence
in
Nigeria
of
educational
and
medical
facilities
to
ensure
his
full
development...
Full
story
available
from
RTÉ
News:
www.rte.ie
Mum
makes
legal
bid
to
secure
care
grant
for
son
with
a
learning
disability
A
mother-of-five
yesterday
went
to
court
to
try
and
get
a
€140-a-month
grant
to
help
care
for
her
son
who
has
Asperger’s
Syndrome.
Orla
Grant
has
been
asking
the
Health
Services
Executive
for
the
allowance
for
the
last
four
years
for
help
with
her
son
Darragh
(9),
who
has
the
developmental
disorder
similar
to
autism....
Click
here
to
be
taken
to
the
full
Irish
Independent
article.
Children
returned
to
parents
The
O’Haras
gave
media
interviews
last
week
complaining
about
the
lack
of
official
support
as
they
struggled
to
look
after
their
children.
More
than
100
people,
including
parents
of
children
with
autism,
protested
outside
the
North
Eastern
Area
headquarters
of
the
HSE
and
criticised
the
approach
of
the
health
authority
towards
the
O’Hara
family.
MEP
and
disability
rights
campaigner
Kathy
Sinnott
said
the
treatment
of
the
family
was
unacceptable
and
said
parents
should
not
have
to
fight
the
health
service
and
Government
for
access
to
basic
services
for
their
children.
The
North
Eastern
Autism
Support
Group,
an
umbrella
group
for
parents
of
autistic
children
in
the
area,
also
criticised
the
treatment
of
the
family
who,
they
said,
have
been
crying
out
for
help.
Full
story
available
from
The
Irish
Times
(online):
www.ireland.com
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