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Minister Jack Chambers said they are seeking any clubs that have sports halls that could have capacity for 50 or more people (file image)

Sporting organisations asked to accommodate refugees

The Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers has written to sporting organisations in light of the large number of refugees arriving from Ukraine.

Ukraine • 14 Apr 22

Millions of Ukrainians have fled the war - a woman and child are seen crossing into Poland at Medyka

'Menu of options' needed on refugee accommodation

The Minister for Housing has met with construction and property experts to identify ways to accommodate Ukrainians arriving in Ireland.

Ireland • 11 Apr 22

More than 300,000 Ukrainians have fled across the border into Slovakia since the beginning of the war

Fresh trauma with each arrival across Ukraine's border

A group of Ukrainian refugees are huddled around a temporary information stand in Košice train station. There is a sense of urgency and their faces reveal flashes of mild panic.

World • 08 Apr 22

Nearly six out of 10 Ukrainian refugees - 2,384,814 so far - have crossed into Poland

UN says 'tragedy must stop' as 4.1m Ukrainians flee

The number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia's war in their country has crossed 4.1 million, the United Nations said today, adding: "This tragedy must stop".

Ukraine • 01 Apr 22

Oksana Starzhinska, from Kyiv, and Anastasiia Zymovska, from Kharkiv, became emotional when they met in Dublin at the weekend

Emotional first meeting in Dublin for Ukrainian women

Two Ukrainian women whose worlds collided during the early days of the Russian invasion of their homeland have met face-to-face for the first time in Ireland.

Ukraine • 14 Mar 22

A woman seats next to her belongings in the Agda Hotel compound in Semera, Ethiopia, which hosts hundreds of civilians fleeing violence

Attack on Ethiopia refugee camp kills 5, UN

Fighting in northern Ethiopia's Afar region has "engulfed" a camp housing refugees from neighbouring Eritrea, killing five and forcing thousands to flee, the UN said today.

World • 18 Feb 22

The Irish Government agreed to take in the 28 minors following a fire at the Moria refugee camp

Refugee arrivals resume after pandemic hold-up

Twenty-eight unaccompanied child refugees from the Greek island of Lesbos are due travel to Ireland shortly.

World • 30 Jun 21

The Muselmani family faced a six-month delay to their reunification,

Pandemic making it harder for refugees to rebuild lives

The UNHCR in Ireland has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made it much harder for refugees to resettle here, with arrivals over the last two years falling well short of government commitments.

News • 20 Jun 21

Global displacement from war, crises doubles in decade

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and human rights abuses has doubled in the past decade to over 82 million at the end of last year, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

World • 18 Jun 21

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

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

The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear, with fires burning both inside and outside the camp

Greek refugee camp fire 'catastrophic' - Irish doctor

An Irish doctor based on the island of Lesbos has described last night's fire at an overcrowded refugee camp as "absolutely catastrophic".

World • 09 Sep 20

Aid agencies fear what Covid-19 will do to refugee camps

Irish aid worker's Covid-19 fears for Syrian refugees

The Cork woman who is UNICEF's Deputy Representative in Jordan has warned that Covid-19 has caused "massive complications" to meeting the humanitarian needs of Syrian refugee children and their families.

Coronavirus • 15 Apr 20

A member of the 'Team Humanity' NGO fits a mask on a child within the Moria camp

NGOs' concern over spread of virus in refugee camps

NGOs working with refugees abroad say they're extremely concerned about an outbreak of Covid-19 in refugee camps.

Coronavirus • 09 Apr 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

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

There are over 34,000 people living in overcrowded Greek island camps

Migrants on Greek islands 'on edge of catastrophe'

The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is "explosive" and "on the edge of catastrophe", the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has said.

Europe • 31 Oct 19

A debate on migration in the European Parliament divided Irish MEPs

MSF calls on EU to prioritise rescue of Libyan migrants

A leading humanitarian organisation has called on European governments to prioritise the rescue of migrants attempting to travel from Libya to Europe.

Europe • 25 Oct 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

Garda Headquarters said An Garda Síochána remains fully committed to its obligations

Garda deployment to Jordan cancelled over pay dispute

The deployment of a team of gardaí to the Middle East as part of the Government's Refugee Protection Programme has been cancelled following a disagreement on overtime payments.

Ireland • 22 Jul 19

Anniela left Venezuela around six years ago, while Abdullah (right) was forced to leave Syria in 2015

'It's like being left in limbo' - refugees in Ireland

On World Refugee Day, we highlight the differing experience of two displaced people currently living in Ireland.

Ireland • 20 Jun 19

The UN report shows that two-thirds of all refugees come from just five countries

More than 70 million people flee war and persecution

The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict has topped 70 million for the first time ever.

World • 19 Jun 19

Refugees from the top ten major refugee-producing countries can apply for their relatives to live in Ireland

Refugees raise concerns over relocation programme

Close to 500 applications have been received from refugees in Ireland who want family members to join them here under a reunification programme being run by the Department of Justice.

Ireland • 07 Feb 19

Children waiting at the clinic with their parents

The makeshift clinic offering a 'lifeline' to refugees

RTÉ's Dimitri O'Donnell and cameraman Stuart Halligan met parents and children being offered a 'lifeline' by a clinic near the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos.

World • 30 Jan 19