One in four Irish prisoners abroad experience racism, survey finds
Well-resourced repatriation system ‘urgently required’, says Catholic Church agency
Albert Gubay foundation gives €500,000 to Irish Catholic charities
Fund recipient St Vincent de Paul Society appoints Rose McGowan as president
‘My family would not have survived without their help’
Irishman jailed for five years in Kenya grateful for help from Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas
Embassies helped more than 2,000 Irish in distress last year
Consular services given for arrest, death, child abduction, natural disasters and terrorism
When things go wrong abroad, who do you call?
Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular services helped 2,500 travelling abroad in 2017
New laws needed to allow Irish prisoners abroad return home
Most of the 29 prisoners awaiting transfer are in the UK
Direct provision needs to be replaced, bishop tells Kilburn Mass
Current system ‘very unsatisfactory’, says Bishop of Clonfert Dr John Kirby
Free Skype counselling for lonely Irish offered in Australia and Canada
Emigrants 'less likely' to access support services abroad than they would in Ireland
Providing a vital lifeline to Irish prisoners in overseas jails
There is still a real need for support services for Irish citizens imprisoned abroad
Deported Irish citizens often have no real ties to the country
The Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas tries to assist those who feel at sea in Ireland
Spain tops list of countries where Irish most likely to be arrested
Number of citizens in prison is highest in the United Kingdom, at 95 over five-year period
Number of Irish held in prison abroad and seeking help steadily increasing
Keeping them in touch with their famillies in Ireland vital to rehabilitation and return
Nominations sought for O’Flaherty humanitarian award
Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty helped thousands escape Nazis in Rome during second World War
Number of Irish people in Australian prisons increasing
Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas are providing support to 1,256 Irish prisoners abroad
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