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'They are angry because the Jungle is finished and they cannot go to England'

Fires have blazed in Calais since last night.

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"The situation for children in Calais is the worst it's ever been"

1,500 children are being housed in shipping containers following the destruction of “The Jungle” migrant camp. Others are sleeping in the remains of the destroyed camp.

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Italy's 'get tough' approach to refugees leading to unlawful expulsions,...

Amnesty International has released a new report claiming to offer testimonies of abuse and ill-treatment by Italian authorities which “may amount to torture”.

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Undocumented in Ireland: "We're the very same as the Irish undocumented in...

Almost 90% of undocumented people living in Ireland are employed and 1 in 3 have been in the same job for five years.

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Lawyers for alleged human trafficker say photos of the 'real criminal'...

Lawyers for the man have said he is the victim of a mistaken identity.

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UN accuses Buddhist Myanmar of 'ethnically cleansing' its Muslim Rohingya...

The head of the UNHCR says Burmese troops are slaughtering children, raping women and burning houses.

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'Undocumented people in Ireland are the same as the Irish undocumented in the...

One in five undocumented migrants has been here for over a decade.

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Photos show Irish forces saving 140 lives in the Mediterranean

LÉ Samuel Beckett is currently awaiting furthers tasks in the area of operations.

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Irish navy recovers three bodies during Mediterranean rescue operation

Around 269 migrants were rescued from two rubber vessels around 30 miles north of Libyan capital, Tripoli.

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'End of playtime': Marine Le Pen wants to ban 'foreigners' from state schools

She later clarified that she only wanted to block education for illegal immigrants.

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'I wanted to sweep them up and bring them home': Ministers meet refugees in...

Zappone said she wants Ireland to take as many unaccompanied minors from the camps as we can.

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Skipper of migrant boat which sank killing up to 900 found guilty

Only 28 survived.

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Almost one year after the Cologne attacks, Germany still struggles with...

1,200 complaints were made to police, 500 of which were for sexual assault, on New Year’s Eve in Cologne last year

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"We have a duty not to let these people die": A year of rescuing thousands in...

A look into the world of the Italian coastguard during testing times.

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The 27 photographs that took our breath away in 2016

From Dublin’s gangland shootings to Syria, from Brexit to the migrant crisis, here are the best photos of this year.

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'Bitter and sickening': Merkel on asylum seeker attackers as she urges nation...

Merkel defended her decision to let in tens of thousands of asylum seekers last year.

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The first 40 minors coming to Ireland from the Calais migrant camp will be...

About 20 of the unaccompanied minors will be coming in the coming weeks.

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Mayor of Calais bans distribution of free food to migrants

Mayor Natacha Bouchart says the directive is to prevent “law and order issues”.

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After court acquittal, self-styled vigilante in Bulgaria vows to continue...

Peter Nizamov was found not guilty of false imprisonment of three migrants in April 2016.

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Around 250 feared dead in new migrant boat sinkings

The bodies recovered were African men with estimated ages of between 16 and 25.

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14 people found hidden in back of truck at Rosslare port

The 12 males and two women are believed to be in good health.

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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Garda criticism, migrants at Rosslare port and Dublin drivers ranked the worst in the country…

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European police forcing migrants to strip and walk back over border according...

Violence, brutality and unlawful treatment by authorities are frequent according to the 140 people interviewed.

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Massive arson attack guts French migrant camp

The population of the Grande-Synthe camp has swelled since the destruction last October of the squalid Jungle camp near Calais.

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Migrants trying to reach Europe being sold as slaves for as little as €200

The slaves are forced to call their families, and beaten while on the phone, to get money demanded for their freedom.

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Mafia clan and Catholic group busted in migrant scandal

The Arena clan, a family belonging to a powerful crime syndicate, allegedly syphoned off money from the state destined for migrants.

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Dramatic video shows migrants rescued from burning boat off coast of Spain

The 34 people were travelling on board a boat that caught fire.

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Over 40 people including women and infant children die of thirst in Sahara...

A car carrying a number of migrants broke down in the middle of the desert.

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Left in limbo with their Swedish asylum applications, Afghan teenagers are...

“When we smoke… we’re calm and don’t worry about anything,” said Mahdi, a 16-year-old Afghan refugee.

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Irish Navy rescues over 700 people off Libyan coast

A baby girl was born on the LE Eithne.

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'I was haunted by the blood I caused by circumcising girls'

Almost 3,000 girls living in Ireland could be at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation.

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Irish Navy revives infant found unconscious in Mediterranean as record...

Commander Brian Fitzgerald said he was extremely proud of his team.

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Italy threatens to close its ports to foreign ships that rescue migrants from...

More than 10,000 people were pulled to safety between Sunday and Tuesday off Libya — including 5,000 on Monday alone.

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Illegal non-EU workers common in care work and catering industry

Problems associated with illegal work include poor working conditions and risks to fundamental worker’s rights, a new report has found.

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Deaths and abuse of migrants 'clearly linked' to EU policies, says Amnesty

Italy has recently threatened to close its ports to foreign ships in an effort to force the EU to react.

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Police move out thousands of migrants sleeping rough in Paris

The migrants had been living near an aid centre in the capital.

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The Irish navy rescued 149 migrants on a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean...

The people now aboard the ship are receiving food, water and medical treatment.

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At least 56 people die after human traffickers force 300 off boats and into...

The migrants were being smuggled from Africa to Yemen.

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Six migrants found in the back of a refrigeration truck in Laois

All six were brought to hospital as a precaution and initial reports are that all are well.

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Two humanitarian groups suspend migrant rescues due to threats from Libya

Germany-based Sea-Eye said it made the decision to halt its water rescues “with a heavy heart,” but for the sake of its crew’s safety.

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