Ireland giving 'urgent consideration' to taking more refugee children after Greek fires

Two girl sits on a suitcase as they watch other refugees and migrants from the Moria camp protesting on the Greek island of Lesbos, a few days after a fire destroyed the Moria refugee camp. Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis/ AFP

Children’s minister Roderic O’Gorman is giving “urgent consideration” to taking in unaccompanied children left stranded by fires that destroyed a massive refugee camp in Greece last week.

In a meeting between the minister met and UNHCR Ireland, the issue was raised and, after, its Head of Office Enda O’Neill urged Ireland to meet its commitments to relocate unaccompanied children.