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Creating awareness of poverty to the fore on World Food Day

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:06 | © Metro Éireann

‘Overcoming poverty’ was the theme of this year’s World Food Day seminar held at Kilcock GAA Club in Co Kildare recently.

Irish navy ship sold to Nigerian businessman

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:06 | © Metro Éireann

Former patrol vessel LE Emer, which was decommissioned by the Naval Service in September after 35 years of service, has been sold to a Nigerian businessman at auction for €320,000.London-based Cyprian Imobhio, who is the chief executive and managing director of the Uniglobe Group, said he was happy with his purchase at the recent auction in Carrigaline, Co Cork.

Irelandâ€™s Afghans are optimistic about political change at home

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:06 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Afghans in Ireland are optimistic that their war-torn country will overcome its current security and political challenges posed by the Taliban and the planned withdrawal of western troops.President Hamid Karzai, who was elected in 2001 following the end of Taliban rule, is due to leave office in 2014 after presiding over a period of great instability in the landlocked central Asian country.

Writing workshop aims to unlock potential of â€˜New Irishâ€™ community

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:05 | By: Sergio Angulo Bujanda

The Irish Writers’ Centre (IWC) on Dublin’s Parnell Square opens its doors to the new Irish communities with a free creative writing workshop aimed at people who wish to write in English but don’t use it as their first language.

Maher Zain headlining concert for Syria relief

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:04 | © Metro Éireann

Multi-platinum R&B artist Maher Zain will perform in Dublin on Saturday 2 November at a special concert in aid of humanitarian relief in Syria.

Resilience in the face of evil at Dublin human rights gathering

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:04 | © Metro Éireann

Front Line Defenders founder Mary Lawlor stood in the foyer of a south Dublin hotel on the evening of 8 October, watching a stream of human rights defenders from around the world push through the revolving doors and up to the reception desk.

New destinations in Africa and Asia for expanding Turkish Airlines

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:03 | © Metro Éireann

Turkish Airlines has launched routes to four new destinations to Africa and Asia.

Dun Laoghaire celebrates its new citizens

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:03 | © Metro Éireann

Some of south Dublin’s newest citizens were invited to meet local councillors and network together at a special ‘Citizenship Celebration’ at Dun Laoghaire’s County Hall.The event hosted by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on 15 October was part of the council’s Social Inclusion Week programme and aimed to acknowledge local residents who have recently been granted Irish citizenship.

An Outside View/LÃ©argas Taobh Amuigh Feliks Dzerzhinsky ag filleadh

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:03 | By: Panu HÃ¶glund

Scéala a bhí ann a bhain scanradh as gach uile dhuine a bhí eolach ar stair na Rúise agus an Aontais Shóivéadaigh: chinn Comhairle Cathrach Mhoscó deilbh Feliks Dzerzhinsky (nó DzierÅ¼yÅ„ski, más fearr leat an litriú Polainnise) a chur ina seasamh in athuair i bPlás Lubyanka.

Feliks Dzerzhinsky returns

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:02 | By: Panu HÃ¶glund

It was a piece of news that frightened anybody knowledgeable of Russian and Soviet history: the City Council of Moscow decided to restore the statue of Feliks Dzerzhinsky – or DzierÅ¼yÅ„ski, as his name is written in Polish – on Lubyanka Square.

The World at Home

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:02 | By: Charles Laffiteau

Following the latest failed attempt to impose the will of the minority on the majority of American citizens, I think it’s worth pivoting from my discussion of Syria’s Islamic extremists to point out the many similarities that exist between them and America’s Tea Party extremists.

South Korea makes some moves on gender inequality

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:02 | By: Andrew Farrell

It’s almost a year since the people of South Korea elected Park Geun-hye, daughter of murdered former military leader Park Chung-hee, as president of the country. Park was the leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, and favourite for the top job following earlier local election gains. But in a tumultuous campaign that ebbed and flowed, Park was elected by the skin of her teeth. She looked uneasy in front of the cameras, appearing to lose the TV debates. Her success was in part attributed to an indecisive opposition who stalled too long before announcing their candidate.

â€˜Cabbage patchâ€™ is more than a garden for future soccer stars

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:00 | © Metro Éireann

Situated at Cathedral Lane in the heart of Dublin city, the artificial ground known affectionately as the ‘Cabbage Patch’ is a place where people from various ethnic backgrounds and nationalities can come together to express themselves and have fun through their passion for soccer.

Children of the Palestine occupation

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 14:58 | By: Ronit Lentin

Some weeks ago, Israeli anti-occupation activist Tamar Fleischman wrote on Facebook about an incident she witnessed at the Israeli Defence Forces’ Qalandia checkpoint on the West Bank, concerning a six-year-old Palestinian child whose head had been injured by a metal rod:

Hurt by the lack of respect for domestic workers

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 14:56 | By: Mariaam Bhatti

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

New citizens urged to vote in Euro polls

Last update: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:51 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

The European Parliament Office in Ireland is to work with immigrant groups to encourage the new Irish citizens to participate in next year’s European elections.

Afro-Irish economic forum looks beyond challenges

Last update: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:46 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

“If Irish businesses do not invest in Africa – the fastest growing continent with huge opportunities in the world – someone else will do it.”

Rent supplement denial â€˜making independent living impossibleâ€™ for people with disabilities

People with disabilities are being denied access to rent supplement by the Department of Social Protection, which is affecting their ability to live independently in the community, according to the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH).

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