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Islam and Europe â€“ unnatural bedfellows?

Last update: 00:00 | 12.04.07 | © Metro Éireann

Straight Talk with Sheikh Shaheed SatardienThe rejection of Islamification in Europe Sheikh Shaheed Satardien continues his analysis of the ‘Europe and Islam’ debate

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

Last update: 00:00 | 05.04.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

A rich blend of hard work and fair trade

Last update: 00:00 | 27.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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}

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Republican politics, American style

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

SARI to get schools tackling racism

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

Kenyan Woman Wins Top Business Award

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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.

Queen Of The Court

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

Genuine fans would consider an All-Ireland team

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

'Nettles to be grasped' on integration - McDowell

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

The Big Z

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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.

Are we losing our competitive edge?

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

Rabid sociopaths â€“ not Muslims

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

Every immigrant is a catalyst for change

Last update: 00:00 | 08.02.07 | © Metro Éireann

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

The true way to success?

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

Bread Fingers

Dear Readers, This week’s I am going to share an easy tea time snack, to try a different taste with your usual bread.

Teas domhanda agus comhchruinneÃ¡n beatha traochta: todhcaÃ gan daoine?

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

The New Irish

Our Irish language columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin on the fate of St Brigid, the docile nun who was a warrior goddess Upon its arrival

Pobal names Integration Fund recipients

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

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