Calais

Eurotunnel passengers made to walk following train breakdown below English Channel

The Channel Tunnel is just over 50 kilometres in length, making it the third longest railway tunnel in the world. Distressed Eurotunnel passengers were made to walk through a service tunnel below the sea after their train broke down between England and France on Tuesday (23 August). People on the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service […]

The Channel Tunnel is just over 50 kilometres in length, making it the third longest railway tunnel in the world. Distressed Eurotunnel passengers were made to walk through a service tunnel below the sea after their train broke down between England and France on Tuesday (23 August). People on the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service […]

3 years ago

Teenage stowaway discovered at Croke Park hidden in equipment truck for Rolling Stones concert

The band are set to play here next week. Speaking to JOE, Gardaí have confirmed that a 16-year-old male stowaway was found in the rear of a trailer in Croke Park on Thursday afternoon. The trailer was holding equipment for the upcoming Rolling Stones gig, as they play Croke Park as part of their No […]

The band are set to play here next week. Speaking to JOE, Gardaí have confirmed that a 16-year-old male stowaway was found in the rear of a trailer in Croke Park on Thursday afternoon. The trailer was holding equipment for the upcoming Rolling Stones gig, as they play Croke Park as part of their No […]

8 years ago

Government chief whip says taking children from Calais is “a no-brainer”

Regina Doherty feels that Ireland should take in more than 200 unaccompanied minors who are stranded in the French port of Calais. The government’s chief whip said that a cabinet meeting around the subject will take place on Wednesday, but told The Irish Times that she has very definite personal feelings on the matter. “I […]

Regina Doherty feels that Ireland should take in more than 200 unaccompanied minors who are stranded in the French port of Calais. The government’s chief whip said that a cabinet meeting around the subject will take place on Wednesday, but told The Irish Times that she has very definite personal feelings on the matter. “I […]

10 years ago

FEATURE: This is what Irish people can do to help people living in Calais

Right now in a camp in Calais there are 4000 or 5000 or 75000 refugees waiting, the numbers as uncertain as their future. The stories of desperation coming from the French port, less than a two hour flight from Dublin, are so consistently horrendous that once you listen, really listen, you despair. People are desperate and malnourished, […]

Right now in a camp in Calais there are 4000 or 5000 or 75000 refugees waiting, the numbers as uncertain as their future. The stories of desperation coming from the French port, less than a two hour flight from Dublin, are so consistently horrendous that once you listen, really listen, you despair. People are desperate and malnourished, […]

10 years ago