# mediterranean - Saturday 15 August, 2015
# Italy
# Italy
The boat which was intercepted off the Italian coast was carrying around 300 people.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 5 August, 2015
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
It’s believed that up to 600 people were on board the stricken vessel.
# mediterranean - Friday 24 July, 2015
# Saving Lives
# Saving Lives
The LÉ Niamh is patrolling the Mediterranean .
# mediterranean - Thursday 23 July, 2015
WB Yeats and a hero of 1916 are set to be immortalised in different ways.
# mediterranean - Wednesday 22 July, 2015
# Destiny Child
# Destiny Child
The baby – who is four weeks premature – has been taken to hospital in Italy.
# mediterranean - Saturday 18 July, 2015
# Hello Sailor
# Hello Sailor
It has also been reported this morning that Ireland is set to take in an additional 600 migrants over the next two years.
# mediterranean - Friday 10 July, 2015
# News Fix
# News Fix
Omar Sharif, Dublin Port and new advice on Tunisia had people talking today.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 23 June, 2015
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
The operation aims to ‘dismantle the business model’ of human traffickers.
# mediterranean - Saturday 20 June, 2015
# World Refugee Day
# World Refugee Day
More than 1,800 people have died this year crossing the Mediteranean Sea. Here, people who have survived explain what drove them to such desperate measures.
# mediterranean - Monday 15 June, 2015
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
Another Irish Naval vessel will be sent to replace the Éithne, once her mission comes to an end.
# mediterranean - Monday 8 June, 2015
# LE Eithne
# LE Eithne
Over 1,150 people have been rescued by the LÉ Eithne in the 10 days in which it has been operating in the Mediterranean .
# mediterranean - Friday 5 June, 2015
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
In five successful missions, the crew has now rescued 756 migrants in the Mediterranean .
# mediterranean - Friday 29 May, 2015
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
The third operation is still ongoing. The Defence Forces’ flagship came across a dingy with 100 migrants on board at 9.45am this morning.
# mediterranean - Saturday 16 May, 2015
# Up Anchor
# Up Anchor
There’s 68 on board the LÉ Eithne.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 12 May, 2015
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
Around 1,750 people have died this year trying to cross the sea from North Africa to Europe.
# mediterranean - Monday 11 May, 2015
# Mediterranean Crisis
# Mediterranean Crisis
Frances Fitzgerald can’t comment on the issue.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
Preparations for the mission are currently taking place at Haulbowline in Cork.
# mediterranean - Sunday 3 May, 2015
# Operation Triton
# Operation Triton
It’s one of the highest numbers recorded in a single day – raising concerns the tide of people trying to reach Europe hasn’t been slowed by recent tragedies.
# mediterranean - Sunday 26 April, 2015
# DESPERATION
# DESPERATION
The boats are getting ever more rickety and the numbers crammed on them are increasing.
# mediterranean - Saturday 25 April, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
I am a believer in tight border security, but I cannot turn a blind eye wanton waste of life in the Mediterranean .
# mediterranean - Friday 24 April, 2015
# Smugglers
# Smugglers
Once it has been approved by the UN security council, however.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 21 April, 2015
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
The two arrested are suspected to be traffickers.
# mediterranean - Monday 20 April, 2015
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
At least twenty people, including a child, are said to have died in one of the latest incidents.
# Migrant Crisis
# Migrant Crisis
European ministers are holding crisis meetings today to respond to the latest Mediterranean migrant disasters.
# Migrants
# Migrants
A crisis meeting is being held today over the migrant disaster.
# mediterranean - Thursday 16 April, 2015
# Migrant Boats
# Migrant Boats
The deadly dispute coincided with reports of a new migrant drowning tragedy and comes as Italy struggles to cope with a huge influx of boat migrants.
# mediterranean - Friday 3 October, 2014
# Dangerous Crossing
# Dangerous Crossing
The UN’s refugee agency wants Europe to do more.
# mediterranean - Monday 15 September, 2014
# Trafficking
# Trafficking
The UN has estimated that 2,200 people have drowned crossing the seas since June.
# mediterranean - Monday 1 September, 2014
# RIP
# RIP
Violist John Lynch and his partner, Kevin Devine, died on Friday off a beach in the town of Kissamos.
# mediterranean - Sunday 31 August, 2014
# Mediterranean
# Mediterranean
The tragedy happened on Friday. The Department of Foreign Affairs is assisting the families of the two men.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 22 July, 2014
# Giglio
# Giglio
Genoa is 340km away.
# mediterranean - Sunday 15 December, 2013
# The High Seas
# The High Seas
The action described in the ancient epic poem spans the breadth of the Mediterranean Sea.
# mediterranean - Friday 25 October, 2013
# Refugee Boats
# Refugee Boats
Asylum-seekers from five different boats have been intercepted over the past 24 hours according to the Italian coastguard.
# mediterranean - Monday 14 October, 2013
# Immigrants
# Immigrants
Italy has appealed for more help from other European countries to deal with the sharp increase in refugee arrivals.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 8 October, 2013
# Italy
# Italy
The EU Home Affairs Commissioner is due to visit the site of the Lampedusa disaster tomorrow with Josee Manuel Barroso.
# mediterranean - Thursday 3 October, 2013
# Lampedusa
# Lampedusa
More than 130 people drowned in the horrific tragedy as doctors say they have run out of coffins.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 30 October, 2012
# Junk Food
# Junk Food
Don’t worry though, you can scoff as much Mediterranean food as you like.
# mediterranean - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
# Syria
# Syria
Russia has denied that the deployment of the warships is linked to the escalating conflict in Syria.
# mediterranean - Saturday 14 January, 2012
# Accident
# Accident
An Irish couple were on board the cruise liner but the DFA has confirmed they were not hurt in the accident.
# mediterranean - Monday 1 August, 2011
# Migrants
# Migrants
Twenty five bodies – all young men – have been found dead in the hold of a boat crossing the Mediterranean .
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