Irish human rights chief 'shocked' by US actions The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said it is imperative that Ireland speaks up and shows moral leadership in protecting migrant and refugee children. News • 01 Feb 17
Irish human rights chief 'shocked' by US actions The Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said it is imperative that Ireland speaks up and shows moral leadership in protecting migrant and refugee children. News • 01 Feb 17
Call for child psychologist before refugees arrive TDs and Senators from Co Roscommon have called for the appointment of a full-time child psychologist for the county before any of the expected Syrian refugee children come to live there in March. News • 11 Jan 17
Call for child psychologist before refugees arrive TDs and Senators from Co Roscommon have called for the appointment of a full-time child psychologist for the county before any of the expected Syrian refugee children come to live there in March. News • 11 Jan 17
40 children among 80 Syrian refugees for Roscommon Department of Justice has told representatives of a county Roscommon community where 80 Syrian refugees are to be homed in a derelict hotel, that half of the people living there will be children. News • 09 Jan 17
40 children among 80 Syrian refugees for Roscommon Department of Justice has told representatives of a county Roscommon community where 80 Syrian refugees are to be homed in a derelict hotel, that half of the people living there will be children. News • 09 Jan 17
EU: Huge decline in migrant arrivals in 2016 The number of migrants arriving in Europe by two main sea routes in 2016 plunged by almost two-thirds to 364,000 compared with the previous year, EU border agency Frontex has said. News • 06 Jan 17
EU: Huge decline in migrant arrivals in 2016 The number of migrants arriving in Europe by two main sea routes in 2016 plunged by almost two-thirds to 364,000 compared with the previous year, EU border agency Frontex has said. News • 06 Jan 17
131 refugees from Greek camps to come by Christmas The Minister for Children has said that 131 refugees from camps in Greece will be received in Ireland before Christmas. News • 12 Dec 16
131 refugees from Greek camps to come by Christmas The Minister for Children has said that 131 refugees from camps in Greece will be received in Ireland before Christmas. News • 12 Dec 16
365 migrants drown crossing Mediterranean - IOM At least 365 migrants and refugees have drowned in the past three days in the Mediterranean in six incidents. News • 18 Nov 16
365 migrants drown crossing Mediterranean - IOM At least 365 migrants and refugees have drowned in the past three days in the Mediterranean in six incidents. News • 18 Nov 16
Police move to clear illegal migrant camp in Paris French riot police moved to clear an illegal migrant camp in northeastern Paris, sparking a brief standoff at a site where numbers have soared since the closure of the ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais. News • 31 Oct 16
Police move to clear illegal migrant camp in Paris French riot police moved to clear an illegal migrant camp in northeastern Paris, sparking a brief standoff at a site where numbers have soared since the closure of the ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais. News • 31 Oct 16
Women, War & Trauma Series2 EP7 “The women cried and said they do not believe or think that Irish people understand the length of violence and conflict that they’ve gone through." Voices • 17 Oct 16
Women, War & Trauma Series2 EP7 “The women cried and said they do not believe or think that Irish people understand the length of violence and conflict that they’ve gone through." Voices • 17 Oct 16
486 refugees taken in since migrant crisis began Ireland has taken in 486 refugees since the European migrant crisis began, Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton has told the Dáil. News • 28 Sep 16
486 refugees taken in since migrant crisis began Ireland has taken in 486 refugees since the European migrant crisis began, Minister of State for Equality, Immigration and Integration David Stanton has told the Dáil. News • 28 Sep 16
Hollande wants 'Jungle' camp dismantled French President Francois Hollande has said on a visit to the port of Calais that the sprawling "Jungle" migrant camp there must be "completely dismantled". News • 26 Sep 16
Hollande wants 'Jungle' camp dismantled French President Francois Hollande has said on a visit to the port of Calais that the sprawling "Jungle" migrant camp there must be "completely dismantled". News • 26 Sep 16
The Displaced Syrian Series2 EP4 “Nobody will forget their home, nobody. And, for me, every second, I feel the smell of my house; I feel the smell of my room; my own pillow; my toys." Voices • 31 Oct 16
The Displaced Syrian Series2 EP4 “Nobody will forget their home, nobody. And, for me, every second, I feel the smell of my house; I feel the smell of my room; my own pillow; my toys." Voices • 31 Oct 16
133 bodies recovered from migrant boat off Egypt The death toll from a migrant boat capsize off Egypt's coast climbed to 133 as rescuers recovered more bodies from the Mediterranean. News • 23 Sep 16
133 bodies recovered from migrant boat off Egypt The death toll from a migrant boat capsize off Egypt's coast climbed to 133 as rescuers recovered more bodies from the Mediterranean. News • 23 Sep 16
Suspected traffickers held after boat capsizes Egyptian prosecutors have remanded four men in custody on suspicion of people trafficking after a migrant boat capsized with dozens feared to have drowned. News • 22 Sep 16
Suspected traffickers held after boat capsizes Egyptian prosecutors have remanded four men in custody on suspicion of people trafficking after a migrant boat capsized with dozens feared to have drowned. News • 22 Sep 16
42 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt A boat carrying around 600 migrants and refugees capsized off Egypt's coast, killing at least 42, according to officials. News • 21 Sep 16
42 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt A boat carrying around 600 migrants and refugees capsized off Egypt's coast, killing at least 42, according to officials. News • 21 Sep 16
Flanagan: Refugee intake slowed by bureaucracy Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said that Ireland could be doing more to help with the international refugee crisis. News • 21 Sep 16
Flanagan: Refugee intake slowed by bureaucracy Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said that Ireland could be doing more to help with the international refugee crisis. News • 21 Sep 16
Paris police dismantle migrant camp Police in Paris have begun evacuating a tent camp where some 1,500 migrants were living in unsanitary conditions, the latest operation to dismantle such camps sprouting up around the French capital. News • 16 Sep 16
Paris police dismantle migrant camp Police in Paris have begun evacuating a tent camp where some 1,500 migrants were living in unsanitary conditions, the latest operation to dismantle such camps sprouting up around the French capital. News • 16 Sep 16
Chinese tourist ends up as refugee in Germany A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks. News • 09 Aug 16
Chinese tourist ends up as refugee in Germany A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks. News • 09 Aug 16
Inside Direct Provision Series1 EP4 Direct provision was set up to house asylum seekers fifteen years ago and was meant to last six months. 35 year old Ellie, who is from Malawi, has been living in the direct provision system for four years. Voices • 29 Sep 16
Inside Direct Provision Series1 EP4 Direct provision was set up to house asylum seekers fifteen years ago and was meant to last six months. 35 year old Ellie, who is from Malawi, has been living in the direct provision system for four years. Voices • 29 Sep 16
EU proposes new asylum rules on migration The European Commission has proposed more unified EU asylum rules in a bid to stop people waiting for refugee status moving around the bloc and disrupting its passport-free zone. News • 14 Jul 16
EU proposes new asylum rules on migration The European Commission has proposed more unified EU asylum rules in a bid to stop people waiting for refugee status moving around the bloc and disrupting its passport-free zone. News • 14 Jul 16
Record 65 million people displaced worldwide - UN A record 65.3 million people were uprooted worldwide last year, many of them fleeing wars only to face walls, tougher laws and xenophobia as they reach borders, the United Nations refugee agency said. News • 20 Jun 16
Record 65 million people displaced worldwide - UN A record 65.3 million people were uprooted worldwide last year, many of them fleeing wars only to face walls, tougher laws and xenophobia as they reach borders, the United Nations refugee agency said. News • 20 Jun 16
MSF rejects all EU funding in protest Medical aid charity Médecins Sans Frontiéres said it will reject all funding from the European Union and EU member states in protest at a deal by the bloc to stem the flow of migrants and refugees via Turkey. News • 17 Jun 16
MSF rejects all EU funding in protest Medical aid charity Médecins Sans Frontiéres said it will reject all funding from the European Union and EU member states in protest at a deal by the bloc to stem the flow of migrants and refugees via Turkey. News • 17 Jun 16
20 children among 34 found dead in Niger desert The bodies of 34 people, including 20 children, who were abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighbouring Algeria were found in the Niger desert last week. News • 16 Jun 16
20 children among 34 found dead in Niger desert The bodies of 34 people, including 20 children, who were abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighbouring Algeria were found in the Niger desert last week. News • 16 Jun 16
German economy had decent start to Q2 The German economy had a decent start to the second quarter but its growth pace is likely to slow during the course of the three months from April to June, the economy ministry said today. Business • 10 Jun 16
German economy had decent start to Q2 The German economy had a decent start to the second quarter but its growth pace is likely to slow during the course of the three months from April to June, the economy ministry said today. Business • 10 Jun 16
100 may have drowned in shipwreck off Libya Survivors of a shipwreck in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya yesterday have said that 100 people may have drowned, the International Organization of Migration said this evening. News • 26 May 16
100 may have drowned in shipwreck off Libya Survivors of a shipwreck in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya yesterday have said that 100 people may have drowned, the International Organization of Migration said this evening. News • 26 May 16
Greece evacuates Idomeni migrant camp Greece sent in police and bulldozers to knock down tents and relocate hundreds of migrants and refugees who had been stranded for months in a makeshift camp on the border with Macedonia. News • 24 May 16
Greece evacuates Idomeni migrant camp Greece sent in police and bulldozers to knock down tents and relocate hundreds of migrants and refugees who had been stranded for months in a makeshift camp on the border with Macedonia. News • 24 May 16
