Booker-prize winning author Roddy Doyle returns to the pages of Metro Eireann this week to begin an exclusive new short story series. Doyle revealed to Metro
Adam came to Ireland because it was a rich country but also because it was an island. It would never change. True, the sea would batter its coast and take some land and make new land somewhere else. Also true, global warming would bring with it unpleasant consequences,
RTÉ has denied that its commissioning policies discourage ethnic minorities interested in pursuing a television career in Ireland. Announcing its 2007 television schedule for spring/early summer last week, the Irish national broadcaster’s
IN THE 1980S IRELAND WAS A NATION OF EMIGRATION. BUT THERE WAS ONE AREA OF EMPLOYMENT WHERE THIS COUNTRY BECAME A BIG IMPORTER OF WORKERS – BASKETBALL. EOGHAN MORRISSEY MEETS ED RANDOLPH, A PLAYER WHO ARRIVED ON OUR SHORES 25 YEARS AGO AND HAS BECOME
THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO COMPETE FOR RUSSIA ON THE ICE HAS CONTINUED TO SET RECORDS IN THE NHL. EOGHAN MORRISSEY LOOKS AT THE CAREER OF THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS’ ALEXANDER OVECHKIN, SCORER OF ‘THE GREATEST GOAL EVER’
Metro Eireann presents the latest weekly column by the entrepreneur coach and business growth specialist, designed to help you overcome any obstacles and reach your dreams
In the latest instalment of Metro Eireann’s MEET THE BOSS, SANDY HAZEL speaks to Ade Adebayo, owner and operator of Corporate Eye Security
A Bollywood film promoter in Ireland has said that the entry of Indian actress Shilpa Shetty into Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother house is a sign of how Bollywood actresses have a limited lifespan in the industry. Bollywood is the name given
ROBERTO A SAMSON, a Filipino-Italian living in Ireland, on why some of us work hard all day only to become immersed in a dubious kind of freedom when we return home in the evenings
Dear Readers, Get ready for this week’s Indian dessert, called Gulab Jamun. This is very easy to make – and moreover, you can make in very well in advance. You can also serve this hot or cold. To make it more interesting, serve
Our Irish language columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin muses on the importance of recogsnising Irish as a working language
CÓISIR NA HATHBHLIAINA AGUS MO SMAOINTE FAOI BHEITH IS AM. LE GEARÓID Ó COLMÁIN “Quid est enim tempus? Si nemo me quaerat, scio, is quaerenti explicare velim, nescio.” – Aguisín, Confessiones
In this month's instalment of his employment advice series, Peter Lawless, founder of 3R Sales and Marketing, offers advice to migrants and Irish people on how to make it in their chosen career.
Dear Sir, The Baha'is of Ireland recently took part in a national day of prayer for the Baha'i community in Iran, following a statement by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ms Asma
The failure of many third-level institutions in Ireland to designate essential prayer room facilities for non-Irish nationals has been criticised by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). For students from immigrant backgrounds, discrimination