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IOM said the shipwreck occurred off the coast of Senegal

UN migration agency says 140 drown in Senegal shipwreck

At least 140 Europe-bound migrants and refugees have drowned off the coast of Senegal in the deadliest shipwreck recorded this year, the UN migration agency said.

World • 29 Oct 20

The people on board are thought to have been trying to cross to the UK, despite wind gusts of up to 18mph

Four dead after migrant boat sinks in English Channel

Four people, including two children, have died after a migrant boat sank off the coast of France, authorities have confirmed.

World • 27 Oct 20

17% of those surveyed had jobs as cleaners

Govt urged to accelerate undocumented migrant scheme

The Government has been urged to accelerate the introduction of a new scheme which would regularise the status of undocumented migrants in Ireland.

Ireland • 15 Oct 20

People view the remains and debris after a fire destroyed the Moria refugee camp

Ireland to take 4 unaccompanied minors from Moria camp

Ireland is to take four unaccompanied minors left homeless following the fire which destroyed large parts of the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

Ireland • 17 Sep 20

Greek police fire teargas during migrant protest

Greek police fired teargas during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a blaze at Europe's largest refugee centre, who demanded to leave the island of Lesbos as authorities started building a new encampment for them.

World • 12 Sep 20

Dublin's population now accounts for 28.5% of the total population of the country

Population estimated at 4.98 million in April - CSO

The country's population rose by 55,900, or 1.1%, in the year to April, bringing the total number of people living here to an estimated 4.98 million, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 20 Aug 20

A Dover Pilot Harbour Patrol boat taking dingys out to sea

UK names 'Channel threat commander' as crossings surge

The British government has appointed a former marine to lead efforts to tackle illegal migration across the Channel ahead of talks with France on how to stop the dangerous crossings.

World • 09 Aug 20

Report says migrant groups from Africa have higher unemployment rates

Higher migrant unemployment despite higher education

A new study published by the Economic and Social Research Institute shows that many migrant groups have higher unemployment levels despite having higher educational qualifications.

Ireland • 04 Jun 20

A subway carriage is disinfected in Lisbon

Portugal extends lockdown as WHO sounds Europe warning

Portugal has extended its national coronavirus lockdown for a further 15 days and promised to make protective gear widely available.

Coronavirus • 16 Apr 20

Migrants and refugees carrying their belongings walk along the Turkish-Greek border, near the Pazarkule border gate in Turkey

Turkey to host summit on migrant crisis

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he would not stop migrants trying to cross Turkey's border into Greece despite EU pressure to do so, as he announced a summit next week in Istanbul with European leaders to seek a solution to the crisis.

World • 10 Mar 20

Germany said the focus is on helping children who are sick or unaccompanied

Germany to take 100 children from Greek refugee camp

Germany will take in 80 to 100 children from Greek refugee camps, an official said as concern mounts about migrants amassing on the Turkish-Greek border.

World • 10 Mar 20

Thousands of people are living in makeshift accommodation at camps on either side of the frontier

Greek PM says EU-Turkey migrant pact is 'dead'

The EU-Turkey pact that has since 2016 limited migration to Europe is "dead", the Greek Prime Minster has said.

World • 06 Mar 20

Europe seeks to avoid repeat of 2015 migrant crisis

The emergence of a new migration crisis on the southeastern borders of the EU has prompted a very different approach to the way things were done back in 2015.

Analysis and Comment • 05 Mar 20

Women and children were among the 2,000 people arriving at the Pazarkule border gate

Greece blocks 10,000 migrants and refugees at border

Greece has blocked nearly 10,000 migrants and refugees trying to enter at the Turkey border over the past 24 hours, a Greek government source said.

World • 01 Mar 20

French sea rescuers received an alert in the early morning hours of a boat transporting 14 migrants who needed rescuing

71 people found crossing English Channel

Four boats travelling across the Channel carrying 49 people have been intercepted by British authorities, with a further 22 people rescued by French authorities.

World • 26 Dec 19

25 people found alive in refrigerated truck on UK ferry

A Dutch ferry crew found 25 people in a refrigerated container on a boat sailing to the UK and forced the vessel to return to port in the Netherlands, police and emergency services said.

Europe • 20 Nov 19

Migrants who braved journey to Europe star in Opera

Around 30 men and women from Africa and the Middle East who came to Europe by boat have landed parts in a new opera which opened in Rome.

News Lens • 09 Nov 19

Ocean Viking rescued a group of migrants off the coast of Libya in the Mediterranean last month

Italy to allow migrants disembark rescue ship

Italy has agreed to allow rescue ship Ocean Viking to disembark 82 migrants on Lampedusa after six days at sea following a European deal to distribute them.

World • 14 Sep 19

Gardaí and UK authorities worked together to dismantle the scam

Six jailed in illegal UK migration scam

Six people have been jailed after an illegal migration scam was dismantled by gardaí and UK immigration authorities.

Crime • 05 Sep 19

People disembark navy vessel Audaz at San Roque, Spain

Spanish migrant ship docks after Italy row

A group of 15 rescued migrants arrived in Spain on board a Spanish warship after Italy refused to allow the rescue vessel that had picked them up in the Mediterranean Sea to dock at an Italian port.

World • 30 Aug 19

More than 350 migrants are stranded on the ship

Ireland to take migrants stranded on rescue ship

Ireland is among six countries which have agreed to relocate migrants stranded on board a rescue ship in the Mediterranean.

Europe • 23 Aug 19

The actor boarded the Open Arms yesterday

Richard Gere, Italy's Salvini clash over migrant ship

Actor Richard Gere has urged the Italian government to stop "demonising people" and instead help migrants who have been stranded on a Spanish charity boat in the Mediterranean for more than a week.

World • 10 Aug 19

Migrants have finally been allowed to disembark in Lampedusa

Migrants on rescue boat disembark at Italian port

Migrants on a rescue boat that breached a ban on docking in Italy for the second time in a week, arriving illegally in Lampedusa, have disembarked after the vessel was impounded.

News • 07 Jul 19

The vessel Alex docked at the port of Lampedusa in defiance of a ban on entering Italian waters

Rescue boat carrying 41 migrants docks at Italian port

A rescue boat carrying 41 migrants has docked at the port of Lampedusa in defiance of a ban on entering Italian waters, the second NGO vessel to clash with Italian authorities in a week.

World • 06 Jul 19

Emergency workers recover bodies after an airstrike at the Tajoura Detention Center, east of Tripoli

Air strike kills at least 44 at Libyan migrant centre

An air strike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli late yesterday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 130, the UN mission to Libya has said.

World • 03 Jul 19