A NIGERIAN-born schoolboy sprinter living in Ireland may be prevented from representing his adopted country in Europe because of his undecided immigration status in the country.
"A series of events linked to new work by visual artist Fiona Whitty inspired by the uncertainly of the asylum process"
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CARDINAL Francis Arinze, the man who was tipped two years ago to be the first Black Pope, celebrated Mass with African Catholics at the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin last week.The mood was both reverent and celebratory, with many worshippers capturing images of the Cardinal on their camera phones.
THE DEPARTURE from politics of Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell – after he lost his Dublin South-East seat in last week’s general election – is an opportunity for the new Government to start afresh and pursue a heightened integration agenda, according to immigrants and human rights professionals.
A GROUP representing domestic workers says it is “encouraged” by the development of a new code of practice for their protection.
Siptu urges regulation of agency workers INTEGRATION will suffer if employment agencies continue to be unregulated, a Siptu official has warned.
The French ambassador to Ireland has called aspects of US foreign policy in question, saying there is “no ‘axis of evil’” and claiming that the US-led invasion of Afghanistan “triggered a catastrophic series of events”.
A GLOBAL human rights report has criticised Ireland for housing some young asylum seekers in residential facilities without any inspection system.
AN ORGANISATION combating child begging says it has recorded an increase in members of the Roma community begging on the streets.
THE Catholic Chaplain for the African community in Ireland has called on Africans to come out en masse to welcome Cardinal Francis Arinze during his three-day visit, which begins on Tuesday 22 May.
HUMAN RIGHTS HEAD CALLS FOR GREATER DIVERSITY WITHIN IRISH POLITICAL PARTIES
*Roddy Doyle backs immigrant writers
THE Migrants Party of Ireland made a brief foray into the rough-and-tumble world of Irish politics last week. And if the name is new to you, there’s a good reason: it doesn’t really exist.
A north Dublin man, originally from Iran, has publicly criticised the board of the Grangegorman Development Agency over its approach to input from the local community.
MUSGRAVE SUPERVALU CENTRA CLAIMS NOT TO KNOW THE EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS OF AGENCY WORKERS AT its FONTHILL ROAD DEPOT, AS MUSGRAVE-EMPLOYED WORKERS SPEAK OUT FOR THEIR IMMIGRANT COLLEAUGES
Pro-immigrant and human rights groups have strongly criticised the publication of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2007, hours before the announcement of the date for the general election.