Armenian community in Ireland urges the Government to recognise the 1915 genocide in which over 1.5 million Armenians were killed.

Christians in Diyarbakir left without anywhere to meet and no provision has been made for the return of properties to communities.

“We are still faced with the question of the relationship between recognition and response in regard to these events" - Archbishop Michael Jackson.

Weekend of events recalls the 1.5 million Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks between 1915 and 1923.

Pontiff calls on heads of state and international organisations to recognise the truth of what happened in Armenian genocide in which 1.5m lost their lives.

Historian uses archives to shed new light on the genocide which saw one and a half million Armenians 'eradicated' by the Ottoman Empire.