Ireland cannot walk away from its refugee commitments

The fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Syria on March 11 is a milestone in a crisis which has been marked by diplomatic failure, botched policies, and perhaps most shameful of all, broken promises to men, women, and children fleeing for their lives.
The recent 999-call for help from refugees hidden in a container in Rosslare is a stark reminder that Ireland cannot remain removed from a Europe-wide crisis which is deteriorating rather than improving.