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Jim O'Callaghan: charter flights provide an alternative to commercial flights and can be more appropriate in circumstances when a group…

On the recordJune 23, 2026
charter flights provide an alternative to commercial flights and can be more appropriate in circumstances when a group of individuals are being removed to the same destination.
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Jim O'Callaghan
Fianna Fáil
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rte.ie

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the use of charter flights for deportations.

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