Refugee crisis: Irish volunteers are stepping in to help
‘Harnessing the voluntary effort as part of the Government’s policy response will not only lower the cost but also increase the success of the policy’
Hundreds of migrants guarded by police walk several miles along rail tracks towards the town of Szeged after breaking away from a collection point close to the Serbian border on September 8th, 2015 in Morahalom, Hungary. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImageSep 8, 2015, 17:00
The current refugee crisis has sparked a divided response. On the one hand (and at present it is more dominant), there is the desire to help; and on the other there is the inclination to hide behind fortress Europe and say it is not our problem. A common refrain is to ask “What about our own?”. The reality is that housing and homelessness have been problems in Ireland for decades.
Volunteer response provides inspiration for new policy on refugee crisis
Refugee crisis: Irish volunteers are stepping in to help
‘Harnessing the voluntary effort as part of the Government’s policy response will not only lower the cost but also increase the success of the policy’
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