# mediterranean - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# Gut Feeling
# Gut Feeling
A Mediterranean diet promotes gut bacteria linked to healthy ageing, according to a UCC study.
# mediterranean - Friday 25 October, 2019
# Maria Walsh
# Maria Walsh
The European Parliament rejected the vote asking member states to step up efforts to save asylum seekers making the crossing.
# mediterranean - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Capsized
# Capsized
The tragedy comes after 44 migrants were killed in an air strike on their detention centre in Libya.
# mediterranean - Friday 10 May, 2019
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
The boat was travelling from Libya to Italy.
# mediterranean - Monday 1 April, 2019
# LE Eithne
# LE Eithne
The EU is winding down Operation Sophia amid pressure from Italy and other countries.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
The 141 migrants on board will be distributed among France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain.
# mediterranean - Friday 11 August, 2017
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
The anti-migrant activists on board the ship said it was just a “minor technical problem”.
# mediterranean - Thursday 10 August, 2017
# Lé William Butler Yeats
# Lé William Butler Yeats
The people now aboard the ship are receiving food, water and medical treatment.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 1 August, 2017
# The Food Pyramid
# The Food Pyramid
The researchers have concluded that the quality of the food may be as important as the frequency in which it’s eaten.
# mediterranean - Monday 17 July, 2017
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
Sales of outboard motors will also be cut back.
# mediterranean - Monday 26 June, 2017
# Lifesavers
# Lifesavers
Commander Brian Fitzgerald said he was extremely proud of his team.
# mediterranean - Sunday 11 June, 2017
# Human Trafficking
# Human Trafficking
The waves of desperate people slipping across international borders every year has created a massive moneymaking opportunity for unscrupulous human traffickers.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
# Overboard
# Overboard
The 34 people were travelling on board a boat that caught fire.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
# LE Eithne
# LE Eithne
The LÉ Eithne was previously deployed to the region in 2015.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 10 May, 2017
# Overcrowded Boats
# Overcrowded Boats
The body of a five month old baby was amongst those recovered by authorities.
# mediterranean - Monday 10 April, 2017
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
There had been concerns raised previously about soldiers struggling to travel to work.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 21 February, 2017
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
Officials said there was no transport available to move the bodies and no cemetery to bury them in.
# mediterranean - Saturday 11 February, 2017
The issue has hit some Irish supermarkets.
# mediterranean - Friday 6 January, 2017
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
Data from EU border agency Frontex suggests the number of migrants entering Europe via two main routes dropped by two-thirds to 364,000 in 2016.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 27 December, 2016
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
A look at the migrant crisis through the eyes of the Irish defence forces.
# mediterranean - Monday 5 December, 2016
# LE SAMUEL BECKETT
# LE SAMUEL BECKETT
Around 269 migrants were rescued from two rubber vessels around 30 miles north of Libyan capital, Tripoli.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
# The Mediterranean
# The Mediterranean
The horrific discovery was made yesterday by a Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescue ship.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 21 September, 2016
# Humanitarian Crisis
# Humanitarian Crisis
The vessel overturned off the port city of Rosetta in Egypt, police and health officials said.
# mediterranean - Sunday 11 September, 2016
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
Yesterday the Irish naval vessel oversaw the rescue of almost 2,000 migrants.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 31 August, 2016
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
Nearly 6,500 people risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea on Monday.
# mediterranean - Monday 29 August, 2016
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
In one case, it successfully located and rescued 165 migrants from wooden and rubber vessels off the coast of Libya.
# mediterranean - Saturday 30 July, 2016
# Fair Warning
# Fair Warning
The campaign is targeting 15 African countries.
# mediterranean - Friday 8 July, 2016
# Lé James Joyce
# Lé James Joyce
More than 8,500 people have been rescued by the Irish navy over the past two years.
# mediterranean - Thursday 16 June, 2016
# LE Roisin
# LE Roisin
The bodies of two females were also recovered.
# mediterranean - Thursday 9 June, 2016
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
Italian prosecutors are investigating the claims that it may be a case of mistaken identity.
# mediterranean - Sunday 5 June, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
The gorilla’s death received extensive media coverage worldwide; the deaths of the 1000 migrants, much less so, writes a dismayed Julien Mercille.
# mediterranean - Sunday 29 May, 2016
# Refugee Crisis
# Refugee Crisis
Up to 700 people are believed to have died crossing the Mediterranean this week.
# mediterranean - Sunday 1 May, 2016
# Refugee Crisis
# Refugee Crisis
The sixty-person crew will be on a 12 week mission.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 20 April, 2016
# Crisis
# Crisis
The UNHCR released a statement today after interviewing survivors.
# mediterranean - Sunday 27 December, 2015
# Sea Land Air
# Sea Land Air
Both Ireland’s maritime Defence Forces and its Coast Guard have had a year to remember.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 22 December, 2015
# Madame Claude
# Madame Claude
It was alleged that her clients included John F. Kennedy, Marlon Brando and the Shah of Iran.
# mediterranean - Friday 18 December, 2015
# Conflict Zone
# Conflict Zone
The Taoiseach will be visiting the Irish men and women serving in the Golan Heights this Sunday.
# mediterranean - Saturday 12 September, 2015
# Arduous Journey
# Arduous Journey
Migrants are travelling huge distances even before they reach the Mediterranean and the harrowing voyage across.
# mediterranean - Friday 28 August, 2015
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
This brings to number of those killed in the Mediterranean this year to more than 2,500.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 26 August, 2015
# Razor-wire Fences
# Razor-wire Fences
Meanwhile the Defence Forces have rescued hundreds of people – including 71 children – in an operation tonight.
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