Sligo doctor assists with rescue of 946 migrants, a record for Médecins Sans Frontières vessel

Airport offensive would increase pressure on Islamic State militants holding the city

Poppy issue a handy diversion from government inaction in health/sport arena

Naval Service ship part of operation rescuing more than 1,100 migrants and refugees

Irish naval ship ‘LÉ Róisín’ rescues 123 migrants from sinking 12m-long rubber vessel

Around 14,000 people were taken off flimsy vessels in the Mediterranean last week

No details of nationalities issued, however five fatalites reported in wake of capsize

Peace begins with a spiritual struggle in our hearts, he tells thousands at St Peter’s

Woman and children – aged two and seven – drown as dinghy sinks near Lesbos

Hungary PM says his country is an ‘observer’ in the crisis

Rate of arrivals rising with winter on way, with 8,000 people landing on Monday alone

Child found unconscious but was declared dead at Lesbos hospital

Over 17,000 migrants enter Croatia since Wednesday after Hungary sealed Serbian border

After years of violence and broken promises, many see a new opportunity to leave

‘When I see certain countries that do not accept these groups, I find that scandalous’

Naval Service ship has rescued 3,376 people since May deployment in Mediterranean

Graves found at 28 abandoned camps located within about 500 metres of the Thai border

Malaysia says it has already taken in 120,000 illegal migrants from Burma

They have no food, no water and are drinking their own urine, says migrant worker

7,000 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh still adrift in the Bay of Bengal

Fears of humanitarian crisis grow as estimated 100,000 cross border in past week

President says White House will pursue diplomatic options over military solutions