In 1979 the Irish government agreed to take in 212 boat people who were fleeing the communist regime in Vietnam.
Twenty five years after their arrival some Vietnamese refugees share their memories and experience of coming to Ireland. Reporter Shalini Sinha meets Pham Van Tuyen and hears how he came here from Vietnam as a twelve year-old boy.
When they initially arrived in Ireland, the Vietnamese people were accommodated in two centres in Blanchardstown Hospital and in Swords, County Dublin. Refugees were then dispersed throughout the country and Pham Van Tuyen went with his uncle to Midleton, County. Cork.
This episode of 'Mono', which includes archive footage from Saigon, was broadcast on 7 April 2004.
Vietnamese Boat People Arrive in Ireland (1979)
