One year since Alan Kurdi died - Syrian refugees say nothing has changed
Ireland has taken in just 311 Syrian refugees in the year since the Government announced plans to accommodate 4000.
A year ago today, a photograph of the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach captured the attention of the world.
But Alan Kurdi's father has told a German newspaper he feels European leaders have forgotten Syria - and says nothing has changed for refugees.
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice here says the target to take in 4000 refugees has not changed, and blames delays in Italy and Greece for the slow pace of resettlements from there.
Meanwhile..
Former British soldier Rob Lawrie was so moved by the plight of one child refugee that he tried to smuggle her to the UK.
He says the 387 children living in camps in Calais need to be helped:
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