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The government has pledged to resettle 520 refugees here in 2017.
One FactCheck reader was curious about a claim made by Simon Harris last week, so we looked into it.
Merkel is facing anger from German citizens over her open-door refugee policy.
Merkel’s decision to let in tens of thousands of migrants is expected to be a key point of contention during this election.
The LE James Joyce was today tasked to a metal barge crossing the sea.
The former Irish president thinks we can learn a lot from the east African nation when it comes to looking after refugees.
The bodies of two females were also recovered.
The gorilla’s death received extensive media coverage worldwide; the deaths of the 1000 migrants, much less so, writes a dismayed Julien Mercille.
Up to 700 people are believed to have died crossing the Mediterranean this week.
The move is expected to take at least 10 days.
The sixty-person crew will be on a 12 week mission.
The TD broke down when speaking about one boy he had met who had lost all his family.
Ireland has pledged to take in 4,000 people by the end of next year and so far about 500 have been accepted.
It’s the latest move by EU states to tighten their borders in the face of the migrant and refugee crisis.
From today those travelling into Sweden from Denmark will need to have ID with them.
One out of every 122 humans alive today is someone who has been forced to flee their home.
About the same proportion also feel economic migrants strengthen Ireland.
However, Ireland will not be obliged to take part in the controversial border guard system.
A total of €13 million in humanitarian support has now been committed to victims of the Syrian conflict by the Irish government this year.
A new report identifies that women and girls with disabilities are “a particularly at risk group for sexual violence” during humanitarian crises.
It can last up to three years, while current UN tents only last about six months due to harsh weather conditions.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuv said Paris received no warnings about Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
He called for “screening mechanisms that allow us to determine who the mad dogs are”.
“We might as well take down the Statue of Liberty,” said one disgusted Democrat.
It comes as politicians from sixty nations, including Ireland, gather for a summit in Malta.
Looking at the current crisis, I see myself and my parents at the time when we struggled, writes Thamil Ananthavinayagan.
It’s the latest incident in a wave of violence against migrants and their supporters, in Germany.
The total is higher than recent days.
“You’re in France and within five or six steps you’re walking into a third world country.”
Authorities believe the child was part of a migrant family which tried to reach Kos in a dinghy.
All that is known of the little girl is that she was seven, and that she died in search of a better future.
People have donated over €80,000 and thousands of items.
After five weeks and 150,000 visitors, the artist’s take on Disneyland is no more.
They have landed in Heidenau – one of Germany’s most depressed, racism-infested towns.
North Korea, by contrast, is a “cradle of happy life”.
An incredibly kind gesture.
The Hungarian army will be able to participate in border control and use non-lethal force under the new legislation.
There has been widespread condemnation of Hungary in the wake of the police actions, and the introduction of tough new laws.
Can it tell your future?
They’ve been there since Pope Francis called on parishes to take in a family.