Rooskey in Co Leitrim has been in the headlines recently because of two arson attacks at the Shannon Key West Hotel, which is earmarked for asylum-seekers.
Trinity College student Emmet King, who's from the village, has written a powerful article on the controversy, under the headline 'the racist attack that rendered a village mute'.
The 20-year-old is calling for the people of Rooskey to take control of the narrative once again - he feels it's time for them to stand together and speak with one voice.
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Listen to his interview in full here, from today's Joe Finnegan Show.
