First Minister asks Irish government to intervene and help Catherine Flanagan get her son David home.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has written to Taoiseach Simon Harris to ask for Irish government assistance in securing the return of a young boy from Lebanon.The High Court in Belfast ruled in 2023 that David must be returned to Northern Ireland.
“David’s father had given assurances that if I came to Lebanon, that he would give me David back, but he didn’t,” she told BBC News NI. “I wasn’t allowed to go out without them with me, I wasn’t allowed to go to the mall, I wasn’t allowed to take David out, I wasn’t allowed to even be alone in the room with David.”Catherine says it is "desperately painful" being away from David
“Tensions are high and events could escalate with little warning, which could affect or limit exit routes out of Lebanon.”Ms Flanagan has appealed to the Irish and UK governments for assistance and has called for a “diplomatic solution” to the case.
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