Tag Archives: Europe

Open letter to all TDs on the European Council deal with Turkey

The following letter was sent to all TDs on Monday 21st March 2016. Dear Deputy, On 22nd March 2016 the Acting Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, will report to the Dáil on the meeting of the European Council attended by himself
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#RefugeesWelcome: What YOU can do

All week, amazing people across Ireland have been reaching out to ask what they can do to help alleviate the suffering at Europe’s borders. Here are a few suggestions – if you have others, please email communications@mrci.ie. – Sign this
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The five steps the Irish government must take to help refugees

Joint statement from the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) and the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) Sue Conlan, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) said, “We are in extraordinary times. This is the greatest refugee crisis since WWII, and Europe
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Proposed EU response to crisis in Mediterranean ‘a shameful moment in the history of Ireland and the EU’

Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI), Dublin, 23 April 2015 A draft summit statement has indicated that the EU response to the mounting death toll in the Mediterranean will be deeply insufficient. Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) has responded to the
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European Social Justice Award Goes to Irish Campaigners

NEWS RELEASE Wednesday 16 October 2013 Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) and activist Mohammed Younis will tonight (16.10.13) be presented with the SOLIDAR Silver Rose Award at the European Parliament in Brussels. This is the first time the Silver Rose
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