Asylum seeker turned Irish mayor
Created Sunday, 1st July 2007, 12:13 by whykay
(NOTE: This is a migrated article from the old IBC blog)
Ireland is really changing. And I have just come across this news article that covered a story about a Nigerian asylum seeker who came to Ireland 7 years ago, who worked really hard with multi-cultural integration in the community of Portlaoise, is now the first Irish black mayor there.
Rotimi Adebari, who was elected Mayor of Portlaoise Town Council, received a standing ovation amid scenes of celebration. He declared: “This is not just a country of a thousand welcomes, but a country of a thousand equal opportunities.”
It’s really great to hear minorities taking so much interests in showing awareness, and the Irish acceptance of ethnic communities.