Sir, - May the message of Christmas touch the hearts of those Christians within the Cabinet who have responsibility for refugees seeking shelter in Ireland.
Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, was born 2,000 years ago in a stable at Bethlehem, because, as we are told, there was no room at the inn. Later, Jesus, Mary and Joseph had to flee to Egypt as refugees to escape the wrath of the king.
Are we just a right bunch of hypocrites, or what? - Yours, etc., Gearoid Kilgallen,
Crosthwaite Park South, Dun Laoghaire.