Catherine Reilly

Dublin-born Fair City actor reacts to online insults

Last update: 13:12 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

A YOUNG ACTOR born and bred in Dublin has been the subject of vile anti-foreigner comments on a popular website.

GardaÃ seek Nigerian who vanished after wifeâ€™s death

Last update: 13:08 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

GARDAÍ have renewed their call in seeking a Nigerian man who disappeared days after the discovery of his wife’s decapitated body in Co Kilkenny.

The other victims

Last update: 13:06 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

Domestic violence against men in Ireland is on the increase - and eastern Europeans and Africans are among those most affected by abuse. CATHERINE REILLY hears the candid story of one Irishman beaten by his wife, and how he turned pain into action.

The Dunnes Stores staff who stood up to apartheid

Last update: 12:45 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

IMAGINE THE SCENE today: 11 young retail employees launch a strike in solidarity with oppressed people thousands of miles away, risking their livelihoods in the process.

Going green

Last update: 12:45 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

What motivates some migrants to ‘become’ Irish - and does it affect their standing back ‘home’? CATHERINE REILLY speaks to one half of a Dublin-based South African couple, whose citizenship applications are about to be posted

Limpopo benefits from Irish support

Last update: 12:44 | 30.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

HAPPY holiday snaps and the glittering spectacle of this summer’s Confederations Cup reveal one side of South Africa. But an equally true picture is reflected in inadequate HIV/Aids services and poor sanitation infrastructure in some parts of the country.

Black Orangemen turn heads

Last update: 12:55 | 23.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

SEEING BLACK men in Orange Order sashes would compel some to consult their optician. But Ghanaian Richard Atchoe and Foli Bruce from Togo are no optical illusion.

Migrants hit hard by Dublin Spar closure

Last update: 12:53 | 23.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

A PROMINENT convenience store in one of Dublin’s most multicultural areas is the latest recession victim.

Irelandâ€™s border controls could be â€˜Snippedâ€™ by Govt, warns migrant group

Last update: 12:52 | 23.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

PRIVATISING border control is among “the most worrying and sinister” outcomes of An Bord Snip Nua’s report, a migrant rights group has warned.

Deportation threat for African dads of Irish kids

Last update: 18:01 | 16.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

HUNDREDS of fathers could be torn away from their Irish children.

Abadillaâ€™s here to stay

Last update: 17:55 | 16.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

He may be a long way from his last post in Hawaii, but the new Filipino ambassador tells Catherine Reilly he's at home here among the Irish

â€˜GAA for beginnersâ€™ course in Ringsend

Last update: 17:51 | 16.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

ANYONE who fancies giving hurling or Gaelic football a go – but doesn’t know where to start – has hit the bonanza.

Sectarianism hits indians - Marching season tensions affect Belfastâ€™s Indians

Last update: 12:17 | 09.07.09 | © Metro Éireann

TENSIONS over Protest-ant Orange marches in Belfast have claimed some unlikely victims – the city’s Indians.

More than laughs as comedian meets minister over Irish

NEW YORK-born comedian Des Bishop has met the Education Minister to discuss ways of promoting Irish.Bishop, who emigrated to Ireland as a teenager and whose award-winning documentary In the Name of the Fada was based on his year learning Irish in the Connemara

War of words over racism stats

ANTI-RACISM campaigners have hit out at the integration minister’s contention that Ireland is not growing more racist.

Child abductions on the rise

CHILD ABDUCTIONS into and out of Ireland are increasing, according to figures released this week.

Iran\'s political football

Sometimes sport and politics do mix - as the controversy over Iran’s wristband-wearing footballers has shown. CATHERINE REILLY gets reaction from a Dundalk-based Iranian who also fell foul of the regime

The long shadow of climate change

‘IT’S THE ECONOMY, stupid.’ So goes Bill Clinton’s famous slogan. But in Mozambique’s case, it doesn’t quite ring true.

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