# Greece

This week

5th February 2023 - 8th February 2023

Woman and three children drown in migrant shipwreck off Greece

Eye witnesses reported seeing an inflatable boat carrying around 40 migrants, including children and people with reduced mobility aboard.

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Last month

January 2023

# sean binder

All misdemeanour charges against Irishman Seán Binder in Greece dropped

Indictments were thrown out this morning following a recommendation from the prosecutor.

All misdemeanour charges against Irishman Seán Binder have been thrown out by a Greek court following a recommendation from the prosecutor.

However he still faces felony investigation for charges that carry prison sentences of up to 25 years.

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Jan 13th 2023, 11:45 AM

# Explainer

Explainer: Why have Greece brought a case against Seán Binder and 23 other volunteers?

The case is before the Greek courts this week.

The case is before the Greek courts on the island of Lesbos this week.

The 24 co-accused could face lengthy jail terms if they are found guilty of charges including espionage and criminal membership.

The trial comes after the country's conservative government has vowed to make Greece "less attractive" to migrants.

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Jan 12th 2023, 11:00 PM

# sean binder

Greek judge to rule on Friday whether to drop charges against Irish man accused of people smuggling

Seán Binder was arrested on the island of Lesbos in 2018.

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Jan 10th 2023, 1:28 PM

# sean binder

'It seems dramatic; most of the time I did f**k all': Kerryman on migrant smuggling trial in Greece

Sean Binder faces trial in Greece this week.

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Jan 8th 2023, 2:33 PM

Last year

2022

# RIP

Two-month-old baby dies in migrant shipwreck off Lesbos

The baby boy was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Dec 17th 2022, 7:27 PM

# Artefacts

UK and Greece in 'secret talks' over possible return of ancient sculptures

The Parthenon Marbles were taken from the Parthenon temple in Athens in the early 19th century.

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Dec 3rd 2022, 12:53 PM

# Coast Guard

Rescue under way as hundreds of migrants stranded on boat drifting off Crete

The coast guard said passengers on the boat had made a distress call to an emergency number during the night.

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Nov 22nd 2022, 9:07 AM

# Greece

New York-bound Emirates flight returns to Athens with fighter jet escort after US terror alert

Security sources in Ireland told The Journal that the flight’s route was due to see it transit near or across Irish airspace en route to the US.

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Nov 10th 2022, 10:32 PM

# Greece

Ministers, ex-PM targeted in Greece wiretap scandal

Illegal software was used in collaboration with technology employed by Greece’s state intelligence agency.

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Nov 5th 2022, 6:26 PM

# Gus Poyet

'Ireland are very competitive, they don’t give up...we like a little more Latin football'

Greece manager Gus Poyet reacts to the Euro 2024 qualifier draw, which has paired his side with Ireland along with Netherlands and France.

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Oct 10th 2022, 12:01 AM

# borders

Greece blocked over 150,000 migrants this year says migration minister

Charity groups have also accused Athens of illegally turning back migrants or forcing them over the border to Turkey.

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Sep 4th 2022, 2:02 PM

# Troika

EU financial oversight of Greece ends 12 years after bailouts

Athens will now have greater control over its domestic economic policy.

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Aug 20th 2022, 3:24 PM

# Greece

Greek firefighters continue to battle major wildfires amid heatwave

Temperatures were set to rise to 42 degrees Celsius in some regions.

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Jul 24th 2022, 3:40 PM

# Wildfires

Hotels and homes evacuated as Greece battles four major wildfires

More than 450 people were evacuated at the Vatera holiday resort on Lesbos.

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Jul 23rd 2022, 6:59 PM

# Antonov An-12

Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Greece as officials fear presence of 'dangerous chemicals'

All eight crew members were killed.

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Jul 17th 2022, 10:36 AM

# Setback

Northern Ireland beaten by Gus Poyet's Greece in Belfast as Nations League woes continue

It means Northern Ireland are still without a win after 11 attempts in the Nations League.

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Jun 2nd 2022, 10:12 PM

# corfu

Greek rescuers find first ferry blaze victim, hours after another man is found alive

The 58-year-old Greek victim was one of 11 truck drivers who are missing.

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Feb 20th 2022, 7:05 PM

# ionian sea

Eleven people missing after passenger ferry catches fire near Greece

Several people are still unaccounted for.

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Feb 18th 2022, 4:20 PM

# Human Rights

Complaint filed with United Nations over torture of asylum seeker in Greece

The woman says she suffered abuse and witnessed the beating of children and a pregnant woman.

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Feb 2nd 2022, 2:48 PM

# Snowstorm

Backlash in Greece over snow storm 'fiasco' as thousands of cars left stranded

The army was brought in to help police, fire and state crews extricate some 3,500 stranded motorists.

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Jan 26th 2022, 12:14 PM

All time

# Greece

At least 30 dead in migrant boat sinkings along the coast of Greece

The incidents have happened near the island of Paros.

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Dec 25th 2021, 10:07 AM

# Greece

Pope calls Europe's neglect of migrants 'the shipwreck of civilisation' during Lesbos visit

The pontiff said Europe was “torn by nationalist egoism”.

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Dec 5th 2021, 7:34 PM

# sean binder

Widely criticised trial of Irishman in Greece adjourned, moved to appeals court

Greek authorities have been accused of attempting to discourage humanitarian work by criminalising volunteers.

Human rights organisations have accused Greece of attempting to criminalise aid work for migrants, Michelle Hennessy reports.

A protest in Brussels this week called for authorities to drop the charges.

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Nov 18th 2021, 2:16 PM

# fourth wave

Hospitals starting to buckle under pressure in Greece as Covid-19 cases spike

The country notched up a record 8,613 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours.

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Nov 10th 2021, 7:41 AM

# Greece protests

Greek health workers protest over mandatory Covid vaccinations

The country yesterday reported a record number of new daily Covid-19 cases

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Nov 3rd 2021, 1:10 PM

# Greece

Tighter restrictions announced for non-vaccinated in Greece as daily cases surge

The new measures come in this weekend.

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Nov 2nd 2021, 5:38 PM

# Winter Olympics

Protesters denounce China at Winter Olympics flame-kindling ceremony in Greece

Three activists were restrained by police after holding a banner saying: ‘No genocide games’.

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Oct 18th 2021, 12:10 PM

# Greece

Greek PM says migrant smugglers have been ‘crushed’ as he views new camp

Migrant entries into Greece have fallen by about 90% compared with those of 2019, the prime minister noted.

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Oct 1st 2021, 3:43 PM

# Greece

Man dies and nearly a dozen injured after strong quake on Greek island of Crete

The quake struck at 7.17am Irish time and measured a magnitude of 5.8.

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Sep 27th 2021, 3:45 PM

# Greece

Eleven families arrive in Ireland from Moria refugee camp in Lesbos

Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman said their arrival had taken ‘longer than hoped’ due to Covid-19.

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Sep 13th 2021, 10:51 PM

# Niall O'Brien

Man arrested over Limerick student's death to appear before Greek judicial investigator

The 20-year-old Irish suspect may be sent to jail before a trial.

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Sep 1st 2021, 4:10 PM

# Castletroy

Man arrested in connection with death of 22-year-old Limerick man in Greece

Niall O’Brien died on the Greek island of Ios after being struck by another male, police said.

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Aug 31st 2021, 1:36 PM

Tributes paid to Limerick sportsman who died overnight on Greek island

Niall O’Brien, aged in his 20s, died after sustaining serious head injuries.

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Aug 30th 2021, 6:47 PM

# Extreme Weather

Greek megafires highlight failure to prepare, experts say

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the blazes as an “ecological disaster”.

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Aug 18th 2021, 7:48 AM

# Athens

Firefighters grapple with more wildfires near Greece’s capital

A number of villages near Athens have been evacuated.

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Aug 16th 2021, 5:32 PM

# Greece

New blaze breaks out on Greek island of Evia ravaged by wildfires

Four water-dropping aircraft and six helicopters have been sent to control the new fire.

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Aug 13th 2021, 1:16 PM

# Greece

Almost 100,000 hectares of forest burned in Greece in less than two weeks

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis described the 586 fires as “a natural disaster of exceptional magnitude”.

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Aug 11th 2021, 9:20 PM

# greek fires

Hundreds of Greek firefighters battle to protect town from ferocious blaze

Almost 900 firefighters, backed up by international reinforcements, are battling the blaze.

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Aug 10th 2021, 8:33 PM

# Wildfire

Firefighters battle blazes on Greek island of Evia for seventh consecutive day

Greece and neighbouring Turkey have been battling devastating blazes for nearly two weeks.

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Aug 9th 2021, 10:17 PM