The president of the European Commission says the continent needs to take a further 120-thousand refugees.

In a major speech to the European Parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker said that Italy, Greece and Hungary could not be left to cope with the migration crisis alone.

Speaking a short time ago Juncker criticised member states for arguing amongst themselves instead of acting to alleviate the crisis

He said we should remember that there are more O'Neills and Murphys living in the US than in Ireland: