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The LÉ James Joyce has rescued another 617 migrants in the Mediterranean
In one case, it successfully located and rescued 165 migrants from wooden and rubber vessels off the coast of Libya.
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Aug 29th 2016, 7:45 PM
Italy is hoping these new hard-hitting ads will scare migrants off crossing the sea
The campaign is targeting 15 African countries.
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Jul 30th 2016, 11:30 AM
Paris camp housing over 1,000 migrants dismantled by police
It is the 26th such operation this year.
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Jul 22nd 2016, 1:13 PM
Irish sailors have rescued 605 people and recovered 16 dead bodies
The LE James Joyce was today tasked to a metal barge crossing the sea.
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Jul 21st 2016, 11:00 PM
The world's six richest countries take in just 9% of the world's refugees
Over 65 million people have fled their homes because of conflict, persecution and violence.
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Jul 18th 2016, 10:43 AM
Tánaiste agrees to allow an extra 260 refugees resettle in Ireland
Some 273 asylum seekers have already arrived here from Lebanon.
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Jul 6th 2016, 5:44 PM
Denmark has confiscated thousands of euros from immigrants under controversial new laws
Police in Copenhagen took the money from two men and three women from Iran.
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Jun 30th 2016, 7:30 PM
Remains of bodies from migrant boat that drowned 800 to be raised off Italy
Italian PM Matteo Renzi has vowed to give all the victims decent burials.
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Jun 29th 2016, 10:41 PM
Irish naval ship rescues over 100 people from the Mediterranean
The bodies of two females were also recovered.
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Jun 16th 2016, 1:17 PM
Police hunting notorious people-smuggler may have had wrong man extradited
Italian prosecutors are investigating the claims that it may be a case of mistaken identity.
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Jun 9th 2016, 7:01 PM
1 gorilla vs 1,000 refugees: 'The death of an animal is sad but the drowning of 1,000 people is sadder'
The gorilla’s death received extensive media coverage worldwide; the deaths of the 1000 migrants, much less so, writes a dismayed Julien Mercille.
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Jun 5th 2016, 3:00 PM
As 40 children die in the Mediterranean, migrants are rescued crossing from France to England
Up to 700 people are believed to have died crossing the Mediterranean this week.
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May 29th 2016, 12:19 PM
100 people feared dead after shipwreck off Libya
Around 50 people have been resecued from the water.
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May 26th 2016, 8:00 PM
Powerful video shows child fleeing war-torn England
It is the sequel to a viral video from 2014.
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May 10th 2016, 11:02 AM
Hundreds of migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes in Mediterranean
Survivors said they were from Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and Egypt.
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Apr 18th 2016, 9:46 PM
Refugees taken in by the Pope hail the pontiff as a "saviour"
Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos yesterday.
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Apr 17th 2016, 1:00 PM
Police fire tear gas at migrants leaving 260+ injured in border clash
Officials have denied that plastic bullets were used in the clash.
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Apr 11th 2016, 8:37 AM
Pictures: More than 100 migrants have been sent back to Turkey
Yesterday saw the second wave of deportations.
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Apr 9th 2016, 8:45 AM
Pope Francis uses Easter message to hit out at the "rejection" of migrants
The pontiff had also decried what he called Europe’s “indifferent and anaesthetised conscience” over migrants.
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Mar 27th 2016, 1:07 PM
Plan for Greece to send back illegal migrants under 'one-for-one' deal
The suggestion was made by the Turkish prime minister.
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Mar 8th 2016, 8:08 AM
'Mama Merkel' rules out closing the 'Balkan route' to Syrian refugees
A meeting on in Brussels also saw Turkey trying to strongarm the EU.
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Mar 7th 2016, 7:23 PM
Arriving in Europe alone at 17 to work 16-hour shifts and sleep on mattresses
Tens of thousands of unaccompanied Afghan minors sought asylum in Europe last year. Many of them are now spread out in special shelters across the continent.
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Mar 6th 2016, 9:15 AM
Calais migrants sew lips shut in protest against destruction of camp
Police moved into the camp again yesterday to demolish the make-shift homes the migrants have been living in.
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Mar 4th 2016, 2:15 PM
Smugglers jailed for four years after death of Syrian toddler on beach
A photo of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach sent shockwaves around the world last year.
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Mar 4th 2016, 10:52 AM
Tear gas fired as migrants try to storm Greece-Macedonia border fence
The UN’s rights chief criticised a “rising roar of xenophobia” towards migrants.
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Mar 1st 2016, 9:49 AM
Hundreds to be moved as France to begin bulldozing 'The Jungle' migrant camp
Migrants have been offered new accommodation in containers.
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Feb 26th 2016, 9:10 AM
Up to 1,000 migrants and refugees are being kicked out of Jungle camp
Around 20% of those in the camp have until 8pm on Tuesday to leave.
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Feb 20th 2016, 1:00 PM
Pictures: Inside the surreal world of the migrant 'Jungle' at Calais
An entire society has sprung up on the outskirts of the French town, with the refugees living there making the most of the little that they have.
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Jan 30th 2016, 8:45 AM
Sweden to expel up to 80,000 asylum seekers
It’s the latest move by EU states to tighten their borders in the face of the migrant and refugee crisis.
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Jan 28th 2016, 8:24 AM
'No simple answer': Denmark has passed its controversial new asylum laws
Authorities are now allowed to seize valuables from refugees..
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Jan 26th 2016, 9:27 PM
Seventeen children among dead as boats capsize off Greece
Two boats are reported to have sank off the Greek coast, leaving at least 42 migrants dead.
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Jan 22nd 2016, 2:07 PM
First arrest made over New Year's sex attacks in Cologne
More than 760 police reports have been filed in connection with German police.
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Jan 19th 2016, 10:01 AM
Braving the snow in hope of a better life: 'Nothing can stop them'
The harsh winter weather has made migrants’ journey through Europe even harder.
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Jan 17th 2016, 9:15 AM
Asylum seekers banned from German swimming pool after sexual harassment reports
Authorities denied placing entire groups of people under suspicion, but said the measure was aimed at laying down clear ground rules.
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Jan 15th 2016, 9:20 PM
The 32 photographs that took our breath away in 2015
From Paris to Tunisia, from the marriage referendum to the migrant crisis, here are all of the best photos of this year.
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Dec 30th 2015, 8:30 PM
Relatives of Syrian boy Alan Kurdi, who drowned off the coast of Turkey, have arrived in Canada
Alan’s uncle Mohammed and his wife and children hope to make a new live for themselves in Canada.
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Dec 29th 2015, 7:37 PM
Irish ships in the Mediterranean rescued almost 9,000 migrants in 2015
Both Ireland’s maritime Defence Forces and its Coast Guard have had a year to remember.
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Dec 27th 2015, 6:41 PM
Father of drowned Syrian toddler to give Channel 4's Christmas message
He will appeal for the world to open its doors to Syrians.
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Dec 24th 2015, 2:01 PM
EU leaders tell Cameron his demands are unacceptable
Talks over migration and Brexit are expected to dominate this week’s two-day summit.
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Dec 17th 2015, 9:30 PM
The EU is about to propose one of the biggest transfers of sovereignty in decades
However, Ireland will not be obliged to take part in the controversial border guard system.
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Dec 15th 2015, 8:17 AM
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