When I departed for Lesvos I was pretty certain that I would be reporting on the same dramatic events that I…
Live from Lesvos – Camp Moria – Day 3
Today we learned about the fantastic work undertaken by Disaster Tech Lab (“DTL”) providing infrastructure in and around the refugee…
Live from Lesvos: Out of the Darkness – Day 2
Last night we committed to a beach watch, 8 hours stationed surveying the sea. It was bitterly cold, the whipping…
Live from Lesvos – Pikpa Solidarity Camp – Day 2
Pikpa is an open, self organised refugee camp on the south eastern coast of Lesvos, a stones throw from the…
Live from Lesvos – Camps OXY & Kara Tepe – Day 1
We carried on towards Skala on the northern coast. The road quickly turned to dirt as it veered upwards. We…
Live from Lesvos – The Journey Begins – Day 1
Day 1 on Lesvos. We arrived on Lesvos last night, around 8 30 pm, it was dark and cold. Our…
Big Problems Require Creative Thinking
Better Shelter is the result of a partnership between UNHCR, the IKEA Foundation and Better Shelter, designed to improve the…
Smuggling Across the Sea- The Ugly Truth
If you do nothing else today please watch this video and you will understand why so many people feel so strongly…
Introduction to the Refugee Crisis
A great short video which explains the background to the Refugee Crisis
Irish Government Refugee Allocation
There has been little media on the matter of Irelands response to the refugee crisis. The last update from the…