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The boat carrying migrants before it sank off Greece on 15 June

'Credible' probe sought into Greece migrant shipwreck

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called for a "credible" probe into a migrant shipwreck off Greece in June in which hundreds died, saying that contrasting accounts by the Greek coastguard and survivors "were extremely concerning".

Greece • 03 Aug 23

Burnt trees pictured in a valley in Asklipio, Rhodes, today

Greek wildfires mostly under control, hotspots remain

Wildfires that have scorched Greece for more than two weeks were today mostly under control, but firefighters remained in key hotspots with strong winds still a threat, officials said.

Europe • 29 Jul 23

Firefighters extinguish a wildfire in Volos, Greece

Climate change requires urgent response - President

President Michael D Higgins has called for the world to increase the urgency of its response to the "existential threat" of climate change.

Climate Change • 28 Jul 23

Thousands of people have fled the fires on the island of Rhodes

Climate change 'no excuse' as wildfires burn - Greek PM

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said the country needs to take more steps to combat the effects of climate change as wildfires that have raged for a fortnight continue to burn.

World • 27 Jul 23

Riot police guarding the Frontex offices during a demonstration following the deadly migrant shipwreck

EU border agency investigated over Greek boat tragedy

The European Union's official watchdog has opened an inquiry into the role of its Frontex border agency in a shipwreck off Greece last month in which hundreds of people died.

Europe • 26 Jul 23

Tourists fleeing the fires in Rhodes seek safety on a nearby beach (Pic: Patrick Kutek)

Family holiday turns to nightmare amid Rhodes wildfires

Patrick Kutek arrived in Rhodes last Tuesday night. He and his family were having the holiday of a lifetime until Saturday afternoon.

Ireland • 25 Jul 23

The remains of the firefighting plane that crashed on the island of Evia

Two Greek pilots die after firefighting plane crashes

As Greece battles to contain wildfires on the island of Rhodes for a seventh day, a fire-fighting aircraft has crashed on the island of Evia. Hundreds of tourists who had been forced to leave the area in previous days are expected to fly home today.

World • 25 Jul 23

Janet Karamanos pictured at the bar she owns in Pefkos

Irish bar owner in Rhodes says heat remains 'chronic'

An Irish bar owner in Rhodes has said local business owners are helping with the efforts to contain wildfires on the island.

World • 24 Jul 23

Smoke billows over Kiotari village on the island of Rhodes

'Climate crisis already here' as Greece battles fires

Tour operators flew more than 2,000 holidaymakers home as wildfires raged on the island of Rhodes in what the Greek government said was the largest evacuation ever undertaken in the country.

World • 24 Jul 23

The wildfires have caused road closures and extensive damage to property

'Stay away' from areas in Rhodes affected by fire - DFA

The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it has been contacted by a number of Irish citizens impacted by the wildfires in Rhodes.

World • 23 Jul 23

Tourists are evacuated as a huge wildfire rages across Greece's Rhodes island

Thousands forced to take shelter as Rhodes fire rages

A wildfire raging on the Greek island of Rhodes has forced thousands of tourists and island residents to shelter in schools and indoor stadiums after they were evacuated from coastal villages and resorts.

World • 23 Jul 23

The burnt facilities of a hotel in the village of Kiotari on the Greek island of Rhodes

30,000 people moved to safety as Rhodes wildfires rage

Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes said on Saturday they had moved 30,000 people threatened by wildfires to safety - including 2,000 who had to be ferried off beaches.

Europe • 22 Jul 23

A member of the Red Cross distributes water to visitors at the Acropolis in Athens

Fires ease in Greek heatwave as Acropolis hours limited

All archaeological sites in Greece, including the Acropolis in Athens, will close during the hottest hours of the day until 23 July as temperatures rise again.

Weather • 20 Jul 23

The former president of St Michael's College Union said around 60 classmates travelled to Athens with the coffins along with the families of the teenagers

Students form guard of honour on Greek island for teens

Hundreds of students formed a guard of honour on the Greek Island of Ios today, as the bodies of the two Irish teenagers who died at the weekend were taken to Athens for post-mortems.

Ireland • 04 Jul 23

The flag at half mast at St Michael's College in Dublin (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Efforts to repatriate bodies of Irish teens from Greece

Arrangements are being made to repatriate the bodies of two Dublin teenagers, who died in separate incidents on the Greek island of Ios over the weekend.

Ireland • 03 Jul 23

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is aware of the case and is providing consular assistance (File image)

Irish man who drowned in Greece named locally

A 22-year-old man from Cullohill in Co Laois, who died following a drowning incident in Greece over the weekend, has been named locally as Rory Deegan.

Ireland • 27 Jun 23

The trawler packed with migrants capsized in the Ionian Sea

Greece ignored help offer ahead of deadly capsize - EU

The European Union's border agency Frontex has said it received "no response" when it offered aerial support to Greek authorities shortly before a migrant vessel capsized, leaving at least 82 dead.

World • 26 Jun 23

Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that 'major reforms will proceed rapidly'

Mitsotakis back as Greek PM after election landslide

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is embarking on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic reforms, after voters handed him a huge election victory for the second time in five weeks.

Europe • 26 Jun 23

Migrants onboard the boat before it capsized on the open sea off Greece (Hellenic Coast Guard)

'At least 350 Pakistanis' on boat that sank off Greece

At least 350 Pakistanis were on an overloaded boat that capsized and sank in open seas off Greece last week, Pakistan's Interior Minister has said, promising to arrest and prosecute the human smugglers responsible.

World • 23 Jun 23

People rest after being rescued from the shipwreack in Greece last week

Greek shipwreck shines light on migrant deaths globally

Last week's shipwreck off Greece, which killed at least 78 people among hundreds packed onto a fishing boat, has shone a light once again on the deaths of thousands of migrants each year fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa and the Middle East.

World • 20 Jun 23

The overloaded boat captsised in the sea off Greece last week

Fourteen suspects arrested over Greece boat disaster

Pakistani authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with the alleged trafficking of several migrants who drowned last week after their overloaded boat capsised in the sea off Greece, police said.

World • 19 Jun 23

Shipwreck survivors await transfer to a refugee camp near Athens

What we know about the migrant tragedy off Greece

With at least 78 dead and hundreds more feared missing after the sinking of a rusty trawler off Greece's Peloponnese peninsula on Wednesday, questions are being asked if more could have been done to prevent the tragedy.

Greece • 16 Jun 23

Rescued people find shelter at a depot, following the shipwreck off Greece

The Mediterranean's deadliest migrant disasters

The sinking of an overloaded migrant boat off Greece has added to the grim number of people killed in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe.

Europe • 15 Jun 23

A screengrab of Greek search and rescue operations after a fishing boat crammed with people sank yesterday (Greek Defence Ministry)

Greece scours shipwreck site, hundreds feared drowned

Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece today following a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants, as hopes of survivors dwindled and fears grew that hundreds more, including children, may have drowned inside the crowded vessel's hold.

World • 15 Jun 23

People rescued from the shipwreck rest in Kalamata, Greece

79 dead, fears for hundreds missing in Greece shipwreck

At least 79 migrants died after their boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard has said, as concern mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.

World • 14 Jun 23