Nigeria tops list in QRS applications since 2003

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:44 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Many thousands of immigrant degree and diploma-holders have applied to have their foreign qualifications recognised in the State over the past 10 years, it has emerged.A spokesperson for the Qualifications Recognition Service (QRS) said the agency has been in operation since 2003 “and in that time we have processed approximately 14,000 applications for recognition of a foreign qualification”.

â€˜The face of Ireland is changingâ€™

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:43 | © Metro Éireann

Former TV personality and long-time artist Kevin Sharkey is one of Ireland’s great characters, never short of pricking the bubble of the national psyche with a controversial opinion. Lois Kapila met the Donegal native to discuss his latest exhibition at his new Dublin gallery space - and his possible ambitions in the political sphere

If we donâ€™t set an example, why should they change?

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:37 | By: Mariaam Bhatti

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

Europe must stand against the far right

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:37 | By: Michael McGowan

Far-right political parties and their anti-Europe rhetoric pose a real threat to the EU, argues Michael McGowan

Understanding Irelandâ€™s equality regime

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:37 | By: Femi Daniyan

Know Your Rights with Femi Daniyan

Christian Corner My divine encounter

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:36 | © Metro Éireann

It happened on a recent Tuesday morning. I had just returned from the school run and had a short chat with my wife in the kitchen before deciding to go upstairs to get ready for the day’s activities. What would happen next I can only describe as a divine encounter that will remain with me and has possibly changed my life forever.

Typhoon Haiyan wreaks havoc in Philippines

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:23 | © Metro Éireann

Thousands dead, countless injured by ‘world’s strongest tropical cyclone’

African Catholic women urged to put their faith towards positive change

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:22 | © Metro Éireann

A top chaplain of the Dublin archdiocese has told African Catholic women in Ireland to “share and be enriched with different forms of expression of our faith and spirituality as Catholics and Africans in the diaspora”.

Protesters call for more than just apology over Roma kidsâ€™ controversy

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:21 | © Metro Éireann

By Lois Kapila

Minister supports city-wide voter reg campaign for next yearâ€™s polls

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:21 | © Metro Éireann

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter joined Dublin Lord Mayor Oisín Quinn and Dublin City Council officials on 4 November for the launch of a citywide campaign to encourage people to register to vote before a deadline later this month.

Irelandâ€™s Polish urged to get their names on electoral roll

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:20 | © Metro Éireann

Polish activists are calling on Ireland’s largest minority to make sure they register to vote for next summer’s local elections.

Internship in Ireland? The answer is â€˜Yes, please!â€™

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:19 | © Metro Éireann

Meredith Hicks examines the benefits and pitfalls of internships that are bringing more young people from abroad to Ireland in search of new opportunities...

Uganda is forever in my heart

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:19 | © Metro Éireann

Student teacher Aisling McNeill describes her two-month summer work placement in Uganda as ‘both a life-changing and life-challenging experience’. The St Patrick’s College undergrad tells Metro Éireann how her stay in the eastern African country showed her how the world works at a deeper level, and helped her realise the importance of proper education and healthcare to any society

Bus campaign to encourage reports of racism in Sligo

The Sligo Rural Transport Programme and Bus Éireann have joined the Sligo Family Resource Centre in a new drive to support the reporting of racist incidents in the northwest county. Buses in the region are currently displaying a campaign poster that encourages victims and witnesses of racist abuse to break silence and come forward to report such incidents via the Racist Incident Referral and Support Service at racistincidentsrecording.com.

The lowdown on employment contracts: Part 3

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:09 | By: Innocent Chuzwueki

Know Your Rights with Innocent Chuzwueki

Walking in the path of financial fortune: Part 3

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:09 | By: Pastor Sam Kayode

Pastor Sam Kayode Winners Chapel International, Dublin

Roma girlâ€™s family could sue State over removal

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:07 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

The parents of the seven-year-old Roma girl who was taken into care for a number of days in contentious circumstances may sue the State for compensation, Metro Éireann has learned.Our investigations have revealed that the potential case against both An Garda Síochána and the Health Service Executive (HSE) may be brought on the basis that “there were no reasonable grounds to take away the child,” a source in Tallaght told Metro Éireann.

Conference hears immigrants could have â€˜very effective voiceâ€™ in politics

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:07 | By: Eda Halis

‘Improving Migrant Demo-cratic Participation in Ireland’ was the title of a conference held at European Parliament House recently, launching a new campaign to encourage Ireland’s newcomers to get more politically active.

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