Irish Guide Dogs plans for another record year

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:49 | © Metro Éireann

Irish Guide Dogs has announced plans to train 240 people across its range of services for the vision impaired in 2014.

UCD Prize honours friend of Irelandâ€™s immigrants

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:35 | © Metro Éireann

Teresa Brannick Medal commemorates late research lecturer’s long-standing commitment to equality & social justice

More than 50 Muslims killed in two attacks as Central African Republic crisis worsens

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:34 | © Metro Éireann

Amnesty International says it has uncovered new evidence of the slaughter of women, children and the elderly among the Muslim minority in the Central African Republic.

New anti-migrant party hopes to tap into general malaise

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:34 | © Metro Éireann

One thing is for sure: Peter O’Loughlin is no Nigel Farage.

Silence reigns in Rwanda over July 2013 murder of anti-corruption activist

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:34 | © Metro Éireann

Official investigations into the murder of a Rwandan anti-corruption activist appear to have ground to a halt six months later, says a human rights group.

Lessons of the Holocaust apply today more than ever - Shatter

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:33 | © Metro Éireann

Justice Minister Alan Shatter addressed hundreds of people of different faiths and ethnicities at the annual National Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration in Dublin recently.

Asylum numbers falling - but IOMâ€™s work in Ireland is never done

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:33 | © Metro Éireann

Asylum seekers are likely giving Ireland a miss because of the country’s low acceptance rate of asylum applications, the head of the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM’s) Dublin mission has said.

NUJ protests Delta State governorâ€™s anti-gay speech

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:32 | © Metro Éireann

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has written to the Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland protesting at the tone and content of a speech given in Dublin recently by the Governor of Delta State.

Delta Stateâ€™s governor is getting things done

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:32 | © Metro Éireann

The Governor of Nigeria’s Delta State was awarded the 2013 Inter-natio-al Outstanding Lead-ership Award by Metro Éireann at a ceremony in Dublin on 18 January.

Delta State Governor Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan awarded 2013 International Outstanding Leadership Award

Last update: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 00:50 | © Metro Éireann

The Governor of Delta State in Nigeria, His Excellency Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has been awarded the 2013 International Outstanding Leadership Award by Metro Éireann, Ireland's leading and only multicultural newspaper. He will receive the award on Saturday 18 January in Dublin, Ireland.

Sure-fire strategies to fend off seasonal stress as survey reveals Christmas pressures

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 18:20 | © Metro Éireann

The Christmas season is a major trigger for stress among Irish adults, according to a new study commissioned by a leading headache and antacid remedy brand.

Launch of Nigerian-Irish Chamber is â€˜wake-up callâ€™ for would-be investors

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 18:19 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Businesspeople in Ireland who are planning to expand their interests abroad have been urged to look at the “massive opportunities” available in Nigeria.

Brussels move on integration of Roma welcomed by rights groups

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 18:18 | © Metro Éireann

The recent recommendation from the European Council aimed at more effective Roma integration strategies across EU member states has been welcomed by human rights groups.

New bankrupcy law a lifeline for money troubled

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 18:18 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Nigerians at a recent seminar in Blanchardstown on the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 learned how those in financial difficulties could use it as a lifeline.

Jeremiah the peace-maker

South Africa’s Ambassador to Ireland Jeremiah Ndou has had a perhaps less tumultuous four years after previous missions to Libya and Zimbabwe. Yet as he tells Lois Kapila, it’s impossible to distil his tenure down to a few important moments ‘when they were all important’

The Booker Prize winnerâ€™s back in Metro Ã‰ireann with his new exclusive â€˜Brown-Eyed Boyâ€™

A new short story by Booker Prize winning author Roddy Doyle is to be published exclusively in Metro Éireann from 15 December.

Travellers protest in Fingal over lack of services for families

Members of the Traveller community in Dublin’s Blanchardstown recently organised a protest to highlight the failure of local authorities to deliver on Traveller-specific accommodation.The protest, which took place outside the Fingal County Council offices in Blanchardstown, was supported by Travellers and organisations from all over the country.

Irelandâ€™s backing is sought for next wave of Nigerian business and industry leaders

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:45 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Ireland has been urged to establish strong partnerships with Nigerian academic institutions as a way of strengthening their capabilities to produce future business leaders.The dean of Lagos Business School pushed for connections to be made at a recent educational reception in Nigeria’s commercial capital to mark the Irish Government’s first trade visit to the west African country.

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