Third timeâ€™s a charm as Turkish Airlines named best in Europe

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 13:35 | By: Nicole Antoine

Turkish Airlines has been named the best airline in Europe for the third year in a row.

Community arts project celebrates capitalâ€™s long history of diversity

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 13:32 | By: Nadette Foley

A Dublin-based artist has collaborated with an inner city women’s interfaith group on a community arts project to celebrate the diverse history of the capital.

SA embassy staff get in the spirit of Mandela Day

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 13:28 | By: Eliza Foster & Nicole Antoine

This year’s Mandela Day on 18 July was a poignant one, as Nelson Mandela spent his birthday in hospital in South Africa, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of those who celebrated around the world.

Ireland in transition

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 13:17 | By: Lindsay Kopit

Broden Giambrone of transgender support group Teni tells Lindsay Kopit about the challenges trans people face in Irish society.

Garda to appeal to immigrants when recruitment resumes

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 13:01 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Plans are underway to pluck prospective police officers from the immigrant communities when Garda recruitment resumes in 2014.

Politicianâ€™s â€˜orangutanâ€™ comment sparks racism outrage in Italy

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 12:58 | By: Eliza Foster & Nicole Antoine

A racist comment directed at Italy’s first black cabinet minister has been roundly condemned in Italy and abroad.

Imo State governor recognises Igbo â€˜kingsâ€™ in diaspora

Last update: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 12:55 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

The governor of Imo State in Nigeria’s south-east has endorsed the position of controversial Igbo traditional rulers in the diaspora.

Citizenship is a boost to Govt by â‚¬14m

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:43 | © Metro Éireann

Government revenues this year are expected to be boosted by €14m from naturalisation fees, it has emerged.

Droghedaâ€™s Igbo union celebrates a decade of outreach

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:38 | By: Nicole Antoine

The Igbo Union of Drogheda celebrated its 10th anniversary with a party and awards ceremony on Saturday 29 June.

Irish visit visas for Chinese a Govt priority says McGinley

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:26 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

The growth of Chinese visits to Ireland for business and tourism will continue to be a major priority for Government, according to the Minister for Justice.

Overhaul for migrant investment scheme

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:24 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

The Government’s Immigrant Investor Programme has been overhauled, Metro Éireann has learned.

Minister says world must step up as MDG deadline draws near

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:20 | © Metro Éireann

Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello has urged the international community to step up efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition as the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches.

New citizens express their delight at Irelandâ€™s largest oath ceremony

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:03 | By: Nicole Antoine

Some 4,400 immigrants swore an oath of fidelity to the State and received their Irish citizenship on 4 July 2013.

Thirteen years on, Dil keeps shouting for LGBT migrant rights

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 16:00 | By: Eliza Foster & Lindsay Kopit

When Dil Wickremasinghe first kissed a girl, at the age of 17, she finally understood why she’d always felt like the odd one out in her conservative Sri Lankan home. For her, this experience was an exciting self-discovery – but when her parents learned of her sexuality, she was kicked out of the house.

For many in Bosnia, the war goes on

Last update: Monday, July 15, 2013, 15:32 | By: Philip Farrell

As the remains of hundreds of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre are reinterred, Philip Farrell addresses the wounds that have yet to heal in the former Yugoslavia. Over 2,000 residents of Sarajevo lined the streets of the city on Tuesday 9 July to pay their respects to 409 recently identified bodies of the massacre in Srebrenica that took place this month 18 years ago.

Ballymun to pilot European Youth Guarantee scheme

Dublin MEP Emer Costello held a public seminar recently to discuss the selection of Ballymun in north Dublin as a European pilot project for the European Youth Guarantee (EYG) scheme.

Citizenship stats show 14,000 refusals in 4 years

Some 14,700 applications for naturalisation were refused between 1 January 2009 and 31 May 2013, according to the Minister for Justice.

Negative attitudes towards immigrants see sharp rise

There were more negative attitudes towards non-Irish people living in Ireland last year than in the early 2000s, according to a new report.

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