More than 40 people suffocated in hold of migrant boat
The boat which was intercepted off the Italian coast was carrying around 300 people.
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The boat which was intercepted off the Italian coast was carrying around 300 people.
It’s believed that up to 600 people were on board the stricken vessel.
The LÉ Niamh is patrolling the Mediterranean.
WB Yeats and a hero of 1916 are set to be immortalised in different ways.
The baby – who is four weeks premature – has been taken to hospital in Italy.
It has also been reported this morning that Ireland is set to take in an additional 600 migrants over the next two years.
Omar Sharif, Dublin Port and new advice on Tunisia had people talking today.
The operation aims to ‘dismantle the business model’ of human traffickers.
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.
Another Irish Naval vessel will be sent to replace the Éithne, once her mission comes to an end.
Over 1,150 people have been rescued by the LÉ Eithne in the 10 days in which it has been operating in the Mediterranean.
In five successful missions, the crew has now rescued 756 migrants in the Mediterranean.
The third operation is still ongoing. The Defence Forces’ flagship came across a dingy with 100 migrants on board at 9.45am this morning.
There’s 68 on board the LÉ Eithne.
Around 1,750 people have died this year trying to cross the sea from North Africa to Europe.
Frances Fitzgerald can’t comment on the issue.
Preparations for the mission are currently taking place at Haulbowline in Cork.
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.
The boats are getting ever more rickety and the numbers crammed on them are increasing.
I am a believer in tight border security, but I cannot turn a blind eye wanton waste of life in the Mediterranean.
Once it has been approved by the UN security council, however.
The two arrested are suspected to be traffickers.
At least twenty people, including a child, are said to have died in one of the latest incidents.
European ministers are holding crisis meetings today to respond to the latest Mediterranean migrant disasters.
A crisis meeting is being held today over the migrant disaster.
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.
The UN’s refugee agency wants Europe to do more.
The UN has estimated that 2,200 people have drowned crossing the seas since June.
Violist John Lynch and his partner, Kevin Devine, died on Friday off a beach in the town of Kissamos.
The tragedy happened on Friday. The Department of Foreign Affairs is assisting the families of the two men.
Genoa is 340km away.
The action described in the ancient epic poem spans the breadth of the Mediterranean Sea.
Asylum-seekers from five different boats have been intercepted over the past 24 hours according to the Italian coastguard.
Italy has appealed for more help from other European countries to deal with the sharp increase in refugee arrivals.
The EU Home Affairs Commissioner is due to visit the site of the Lampedusa disaster tomorrow with Josee Manuel Barroso.
More than 130 people drowned in the horrific tragedy as doctors say they have run out of coffins.
Don’t worry though, you can scoff as much Mediterranean food as you like.
Russia has denied that the deployment of the warships is linked to the escalating conflict in Syria.
An Irish couple were on board the cruise liner but the DFA has confirmed they were not hurt in the accident.
Twenty five bodies – all young men – have been found dead in the hold of a boat crossing the Mediterranean.