Straight Talk with Sheikh Shaheed SatardienThe rejection of Islamification in Europe Sheikh Shaheed Satardien continues his analysis of the ‘Europe and Islam’ debate
Some Democratic Presidential candidates have recently attempted to blur the differences between their positions on the Iraq war and the long held positions of Senator Obama regarding this war. Most Americans, including many Republicans, would
SANDY HAZEL met Ugandan coffee farmer Olivia Kishero during her recent trip to Ireland to promote Fairtrade Fortnight, and discovered a woman full of enthusiasm for work and life{mosimage}
The Bush Administration has done its best to push the Iraq Study Group’s (ISG) report off the front pages of America’s newspapers, largely because it was extremely
Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) is embarking on a new project aimed at linking schools through an anti-racism partnership, centring around sport. SARI is hoping to get 10 secondary schools involved in the initiative, which will culminate in a soccer
From Thika, near Nairobi in Kenya, to Castleblaney in Co Monaghan, Rita Shah has been on a journey and a half – and not just in air miles. Last Tuesday she was crowned permanent tsb Ethnic Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 at an awards event in Dublin.
Last year was a big one for squash player Madeline Perry. She finally broke into the world’s top ten and got to play in the
The question of a united Ireland soccer team was brought into the limelight in a speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern at the Soccer Writers of Ireland function last month. His preprepared speech, which I believe was sent out to the media
The success or failure of a diverse Ireland depends on establishing a “common set of values in society”, Tanaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell said in his address to the conference. “I think there are some nettles
He’s the tallest player with the hardest shot, and now captains a team with some of the most demanding fans in the NHL. EOGHAN MORRISSEY examines the career thus far of Zdeno Chara, the modest Slovak who looks down on everyone else.
January 2007 was a worrying month for the Irish economy. Across the country 2,807 people lost their jobs – a 21 per cent increase on the same month last year.The two sectors to suffer
The recently uncovered plan in Birmingham to allegedly kidnap and kill a Muslim member of the British Army is a chilling reminder of the lengths individuals trapped in an extremist mindset will take to further their agenda, and spread fear and terror even among
The average immigrant to Ireland is fed a dose of criticism by the Irish media every day, either through the press or through the radio, where texts and comments come bitter and unbridled. The dosage gets heavier if an election is round the corner, as is the
ROBERTO A SAMSON, a Filipino-Italian living in Ireland, on why we play the fame game – and run the rat race – at our absolute peril
Dear Readers, This week’s I am going to share an easy tea time snack, to try a different taste with your usual bread.
Humans on the Earth behave in some ways like a pathogenic organism or like the cells of a tumor or neoplasm. We have grown in numbers and disturbance to Gaia, to the point where our presence is perceptibly disturbing….the human species is now so numerous
Our Irish language columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin on the fate of St Brigid, the docile nun who was a warrior goddess Upon its arrival
The list of organisations selected for a pay-out from a 5m euro Department of Justice fund for integration work has been released by Pobal, which manages the distribution of the funds. The purpose of the fund is to help “initiate local strategies