Columns - Irish Examiner

Victoria White

European unity is necessary to promote peace and save Syrians

The whole European project is fundamentally about stopping mothers of young children being killed in the streets, writes Victoria White

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016

We can’t let the 'Cookie Monster' and fear control us, for our kids’ sake

Eamon Cooke has put a face on our irrational fear of the man in the white van, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2016

You try applying for asylum with no internet and no passport

Ireland has received just one family and blamed ‘low take up’ on refugees who had not wished to complete the first step of applying for asylum, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2016

Refugees with no idea of what the future holds still offer a warm welcome

Victoria White visits refugee camps in Greece and finds a warm welcome from an entire people who have fled their homes and have no idea what the future holds

Wed, 08 Jun, 2016

Meet Khadija, Theena and Sara. They fled the horrors of war in Syria

In a refugee camp outside Athens, Victoria White meets people fleeing the horrors of war in Syria, but who still try to live a normal life, including a young woman who has just married    

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

A village of mobile home ‘fridges’, barbed wire and very little else .... especially hope

Victoria White reports from Skaramagas refugee camp, west of Athens, home to 2,800 refugees who fled fighting in Syria but now fear that their hopes of starting life afresh in the West will never be realised

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016