Ireland to take 10 migrants from Italy in 'solidarity'
Ireland has offered to take in 10 asylum seekers from Italy. It is the first country to respond to Italy’s demand that the EU share responsibility for migrants.
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4 people sentenced in Vietnam for British truck deaths
A court in Vietnam sentenced four people to several years in prison over their involvement in the deaths of 39 migrants, whose bodies were found in the back of a truck outside London last October.
Crossing the English Channel, or trying via Ireland: Migrants risk all to reach the UK
Despite the encroaching winter weather and the news of the dangers of attempting to reach the UK in refrigerated containers, it appears that some migrants are still willing to risk everything in order to attempt to migrate from the French coast to the UK. Some are setting sail in small boats across the Channel and others are hoping that less frequented routes via Ireland might provide a route to Britain.
16 migrants found alive in container on ferry to Ireland
16 migrants were found in a sealed trailer on a ferry traveling from France to Ireland on Thursday. The migrants were reportedly all in good health.
'Direct Provision' in Ireland explained
If you are an asylum seeker or refugee in Ireland then you will most likely be accommodated in a Direct Provision center. Here’s what you need to know about the service.
Irish rural town at the center of a conflict over refugees
The town of Oughterard in the west of Ireland has won a battle to stop a center being built for asylum seekers. The campaign against the direct provision center had been joined by anti-immigrant activists as well as those demanding a more humane system for refugees.
Irish government urged to do more for refugee children
Ireland is being urged to take in 36 refugee children from Greece as soon as possible. The call follows criticism of the government for failing to meet its refugee resettlement target.
Six countries to take in Ocean Viking migrants
More than two-thirds of the 182 migrants disembarked in Italy from the Ocean Viking rescue ship are to be relocated to other EU countries. The Italian Catholic Church has confirmed it will take responsibility for the largest number.
EU countries extend welcome to Eleonore migrants without Italy
Five EU member states have said they agree to receive the 104 migrants aboard the German charity rescue boat. The EU will schedule a special meeting in autumn to discuss possible migrant distribution mechanisms.
Migrant children could fill half a million classrooms
In the past two years, school-age migrant and refugee children have missed a combined 1.5 billion days of school, according to a new report by the UNESCO. While there have been positive developments in the inclusion of refugees and migrants in the classroom, there is still vast room for improvement.
UEFA looks at sports as social contribution amid migration
The "Football for People" week across Europe will look at how the sport can help solve problems linked to mass migration in this period.
Ireland: NGO denounces lack of housing for asylum seekers
The NGO Irish Refugee Council has sounded the alarm over the lack of housing for asylum seekers in the country. The situation is turning those who are seeking protection into the homeless, the organization said.