Irish Govt ‘gravely concerned’ for jailed Nicaraguan bishop

Irish Govt ‘gravely concerned’ for jailed Nicaraguan bishop Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa. Photo: CNS/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters.

The Irish Government has said it remains “gravely concerned” regarding the situation of a bishop jailed by Nicaraguan authorities. In response to a parliamentary question from Carol Nolan TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said the detention of Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa diocese was “unacceptable”. The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega…

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