Catherine Reilly

Govt launches visa waiver pilot programme

Last update: 22:18 | 15.07.11 | © Metro Éireann

A NEW SHORT-TERM visa waiver programme means that people from 16 countries – including China, India, Russia and Saudi Arabia - can travel visa-free to Ireland once they have a valid British visa.

AkiDwAâ€™s â€˜Door to Workâ€™ scheme is a success for first graduates

Last update: 17:59 | 01.07.11 | © Metro Éireann

A SCHEME to help unemployed migrant women gain work experience concluded its first outing with a graduation ceremony in Dublin last week.

Africa Centre features on Junior Cert exam paper

Last update: 17:54 | 01.07.11 | © Metro Éireann

A JUNIOR CERT paper has included questions on the Africa Centre’s drive to promote a better image of a continent usually associated with wars and poverty.

New integration body for diverse Balbriggan

Last update: 17:53 | 01.07.11 | © Metro Éireann

AN INTEGRATION group has formed in one of Ireland’s most diverse towns.

African pastor reaches out to Irish people

Last update: 11:39 | 16.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

A NIGERIAN PASTOR has established a regular worship conference to help attract more Irish people.

Ireland remembers Russian ambassador

Last update: 11:38 | 16.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

COLLEAGUES AND associates of Russian ambassador Mikhail E Timoshkin have paid tribute to him following his sudden death last month.

SU?presidency â€˜like running a companyâ€™

Last update: 11:37 | 16.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

THE FIRST Nigerian-born Students’ Union (SU) president in Ireland has said her term in charge was like being a company CEO.

Asylum death numbers make for sober reading

Last update: 11:37 | 16.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

ALMOST 50 asylum seekers died in Ireland during the past decade but just one case has been a definite suicide, the Department of Justice has claimed.

â€˜They told me she was exaggerating - now sheâ€™s goneâ€™ - Rotunda neglected care of Bimbo Onanuga says partner

Last update: 11:52 | 01.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

A NIGERIAN WOMAN who died following treatment at Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital was believed to have been overstating her symptoms by at least one key member of staff, her partner has said.

Mentoring programme for cultural integration launches in capital

Last update: 11:50 | 01.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

EVER WONDERED how to do introductions with the neighbours, or why an Irish funeral is such a big deal? A novel mentoring programme in Dublin aims to resolve such cultural intricacies and promote better integration between Irish and immigrant locals.

New movie captures â€˜perfect momentâ€™ for African continent

Last update: 11:49 | 01.06.11 | © Metro Éireann

AN ENCHANTING film about a group of soccer-mad African children determined to see the World Cup screened in Dublin last week.

Asylum seekers hopeful that Obama visit may bring change

Last update: 16:36 | 15.05.11 | © Metro Éireann

ASYLUM SEEKERS IN Ireland are adopting a pragmatic perspective on the visit of US President Barack Obama. Most are hopeful his visit may change some attitudes towards people from immigrant backgrounds, but doubt the occasion will impact their lives in

`I fear for her life` DJ Ram `would blame Ireland` if his wife is harmed in Libya

Last update: 13:44 | 01.05.11 | © Metro Éireann

A WELL-KNOWN Dublin music store proprietor has spoken of his anguish at being separated from his Libyan-based wife. Ramadan Bettamer, popularly known as Ram or DJ Ram, told Metro Éireann that he recently applied for an emergency visa for his Benghazi-based

Royal wedding causes a stir - among Irish schoolkids

THE BRITISH EMBASSY in Dublin has received phone calls from Irish schoolchildren asking questions of a highly sensitive nature – namely the design of bride-to-be Kate Middleton’s wedding dress.

Students urged to get cracking for Young Scientist 2012

Secondary students of all nationalities have been urged to get their thinking caps on at the launch of the 2012 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Title sponsor BT has committed to support the event – the largest of its kind in Europe

Dundalk finally gets Muslim burial ground

AN ISLAMIC BURIAL section is to be established at a Dundalk cemetery after repeated requests over six years by the local Muslim community.

Nigerian pastor hails US â€˜pulpit exchangeâ€™

A DUBLIN-BASED Nigerian pastor has spoken of his “wonderful experience” on a recent ‘pulpit exchange’ in the United States.

A match made - in Dublin

“I’m married to Denis; Anton is my brother and he married Oksana, Denis’s sister.” Ksenia Stepanenko – née Khlivna – has outlined the scenario as simply as possibly, but it still takes a few seconds to mentally

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