David Looby: Do the Catholic thing by providing shelter to asylum seekers – it’s good for everyone

The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) had revealed plans to install 167 modular homes across four sites in County Roscommon.

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One of the founding stories of the Catholic Church involves a carpenter and his wife being put up for a night in Bethlehem, a town bursting at the seams due to a Census taking place.

At a time of an unprecedented accommodation crisis, the Church is being called on to make buildings or land available to help accommodate asylum seekers, by the government.