NGOs battle perception of unequal pay for equal work

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:22 | © Metro Éireann

Development sector is subject to global market demands, say insiders

Syriaâ€™s children must not be abandoned

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:17 | © Metro Éireann

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has said that the number of Syrian children who require help because of the on-going crisis in their country has more than doubled in the last 12 months to 5.5 million.

Racialiation, exploitation and fear: the reality of domestic work in the US

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:15 | © Metro Éireann

I must admit, Mariaam Bhatti’s column is always the first item I turn to when I get my hands on a freshly printed copy of Metro Éireann. It provides a unique insight about domestic work in Ireland. But living in the US now I have asked myself: how is the situation here?

End this new Cold War for the sake of our youth

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:14 | © Metro Éireann

As the superpower rhetoric of the 1980s returns, Michael McGowan wants to promote dialogue between east and west

â€˜Mockumentaryâ€™ needles NGOs IN africa

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:12 | © Metro Éireann

Remember the one about the anti-poverty conference where everyone binged on lobster bisque? Or what about the guy who tried to run over his colleague, and then got sent to Nairobi for a holiday at three times his usual pay?

New charity shop chain to link with Syrians in need

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:11 | © Metro Éireann

The first in a new chain of charity shops has been opened in Dublin by Human Appeal Ireland.Minister of State for Primary Care, Alex White, was on hand for the recent official opening of the shop in brand new premises within the old Apollo building on Dundrum Road.

â€˜No loan is too smallâ€™ as credit union pitches for business among Dublin 15â€™s migrant communities

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:11 | © Metro Éireann

A credit union at the heart of one of Dublin’s most diverse postcodes is reaching out to immigrant residents, offering access financial services that they might be denied elsewhere.

Irish academics pledge support for Israel boycott

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:10 | © Metro Éireann

A sizeable number of Irish academics have pledged their support of an academic boycott of Israel until it complies with international law over its obligations to the Palestinian people.

â€˜Surprisingâ€™ number of Leinster women not using contraception

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:10 | © Metro Éireann

One third of women are not currently using any form of contraception, according to a new report.The study of women aged 18 to 45 in the Leinster region also found that 12 per cent rely only on ‘natural’ options such as the rhythm method or withdrawal, or other traditional forms of contraception.

Stronger legislation needed to protect Traveller & Roma women from domestic violence says activist group

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:09 | © Metro Éireann

Politicians have been urged to strengthen legislation to help protect Roma and Traveller women who are at risk of domestic and sexual violence.

A journey worth making

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 03:09 | © Metro Éireann

A Palestinian refugee studying in Ireland, Mohamed El Kahout tells Meredith Hicks about the ups and downs of a life removed from his family’s ancestral homeland

Permission denied

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:52 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Stamp 4’s revoked as Justice Dept cracks down on holders spending too much time abroad

No magic necessary in national spelling bee

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:51 | © Metro Éireann

School children from all corners of Ireland will be reciting dictionary words and fine-tuning their pronunciation skills to in a bid to become the nation’s top speller.

Student caught in bumbling computer heist

A university student whose effort to steal computers from his college ended with a broken leg has been handed a suspended sentence.

Report suggests â€˜duty of careâ€™ neglected in asylum system

The European Migration Network (EMN) released its report this month on Irish reception facilities for asylum seekers, and it doesn’t make for pleasant reading.

Standing up for rights in Russia

As the Winter Olympics shines a spotlight on Russia, human rights defender Stefania Kulaeva tells Lois Kapila how state oppression won’t prevent her organisation’s work in the country

Migration for an education

Overseas studies are booming, but what’s bringing so many foreign students to Ireland? Meredith Hicks meets some to find out

Dublin man acquitted in Nigerian taxi driver case

A jury has acquitted a Dublin man of manslaughter, two years after he punched a Nigerian taxi driver who later died.

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