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IT’S REPORTED THAT Turkish authorities have arrested four suspected human traffickers over the deaths of 12 Syrian migrants in two boat sinkings, including the 3-year-old boy whose image became a viral symbol of the tragedy of refugees
The four, all Syrian nationals aged between 30 and 41, are accused of “causing the death of more than one person” and “trafficking migrants”, the Dogan news agency reported.
They are to appear in court later today.
The shocking images surfaced yesterday and were carried on the front pages of most Irish newspapers today.
The pictures have ramped up the pressure on European leaders to address the growing catastrophe - putting a human face to the dangers faced by tens of thousands of desperate people risking life and limb to get to Europe.
Wearing a red T-shirt and blue shorts, toddler Aylan Kurdi is believed to be one of least 12 Syrians who died when their boat, overloaded with passengers, sank in an attempt to reach Greece.
Aylan, named by Turkish media, is reportedly from the town of Kobani in Syria, which has seen heavy fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish forces.
He was travelling with his family on a tiny boat built for four people.
The UK’s Independent reports that Aylan died alongside his five-year-old brother, Galip, and their mother, Rihan after the boat overturned in the middle of the night.
Photos of happier times between the two brothers have emerged today, showing Aylan and Galip laughing while holding a teddy bear.
With reporting from AFP.
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Sooner the better when the quota system will go. Ireland is on a prime position to boost exports of milk products and the quota system was holding Ireland back
I wonder what do other countries think of Irish milk? I hate milk when I go abroad. No nicer milk than Irish milk!
@My view you are so correct. Alot of farms abroad feed the cows differently like factory farming the guys dont get out to graze.
Most milk in Mediterranean countries for example is UHT milk, imported from Northern Europe. That’s why it tastes different. The different taste is not down to whether the cows eats grass or high grain based diets
As Mr. Fox said: (Dougal’s New Boss) You’d better get going, actually. Milk gets sour y’know. Unless it’s UHT milk, but there’s no demand for that because it’s shite
Thats all I can think of when someone mentions UHT milk!
Grass fed cows do have different milk composition than those fed high grain diets. The difference is seen in butter, irish butter is yellowier than US butter
What a ridiculous thing to be bound by a quota in the first place. A bit like how we are limited in fishing our own waters.
I would have thought if we are over producing milk, prices would fall?. Over supply – lower price ? I smells a rat ? Price fixing ?.
Good international demand for dairy products at the moment. Irish milk powder is feeding 1 in 5 infants in the world at present. That’s an incredible global market share for a small country like ours.
The EU as a whole is under quota…UK massively so
quota system will need to be replaced with sectorial greenhouse gas emission targets in forthcoming climate change bill
No it doesn’t.
Yes it does – agriculture = 40% of Irish emissions
That’s correct about CO2 that agriculture is responsible for 40% of Irelands emissions. If we are to reach targets for reductions in CO2 in theory we need reduce farming output. This is not a good situation. I mean Irelands cattle are grass fed and natural unlike the produce in some countries and we are to be punished by the EU for the CO2 they produce. As a advocator of the EU and renewable energy policy in general the CO2 policy imposed on Ireland is ludicrous. If climate change affects Europe more and it becomes less productive we should still be able to deliver produce to many nations. Needs to be a revision of the CO2 associated with agriculture for Irelands situation.
they give out about starving people and then put quota’s on everything .. why do we pay farmers not to grow ..
there is 100% a manipulation on food prices
Yes the Eu has been manipulating food prices from day 1!
One of the founding principles of the EU was to guarantee food security(treaty of rome) in order to do this they devised mechanisms to guarantee that there was a living to be made from farming. As technology improved on farm we were able to produce more food than the EU could consume so they devised a system of limiting production and buying surplus on the eu market and ‘dumping’ it on the world market(Intervention). over numerous trade agreements these market controls have lessened
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