Metro Ã‰ireann

The economic crisis thatâ€™s biting hard on Greece is opening wounds across the European Union.

Last update: 00:57 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

Katerini Papathanasiou, a young Greek lawyer living in Dublin for the past few months, tells Anna Cinzia Dellagiacoma what life is really like for people in her homeland

Ukulele Hooley gets Dun Laoghaire jumping

Last update: 00:56 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

The Dublin coastal town of Dun Laoghaire was taken over by a unique breed of musician last month for Ireland’s annual ukulele festival, the Ukulele Hooley.

National Heritage Week takes a broader view of Irish culture

Last update: 00:55 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

National Heritage Week from 18-26 August was an opportunity to discover and learn more about Ireland’s history and culture.

Whatâ€™s the goal of integration?

Last update: 00:55 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

DukeEngage participant Mischa-von-Derek Aikman ponders the place and aims of organisations that champion integration in Irish society

What the escorts say...

Last update: 00:54 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

Sofia – It’s 2005 in Tenerife, and then 21-year-old Sofia – originally from one of the poorest areas of the island – is told by a girl in a bar that she could earn €10,000 a week escorting in Ireland.

Book Review by by Ifedinma Dimbo

Last update: 00:51 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

Not many people are interested in what makes up the food on their table – that is, how it’s grown or where it comes from. Of course there are the purists who would want organic produce so that their bodies will not be polluted by unnecessary chemicals,

Chilli sin carne

Last update: 00:50 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

You don’t need meat to make a tasty chilli, as with the right balance of ingredients, soya mince – or TVP – can taste just as good!

Girlâ€™s blasphemy charge a mark against Pakistan

Last update: 00:49 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

The case of an 11-year-old Pakistani girl who was recently arrested following an accusation that she desecrated pages of the Qur’an has again raised questions about the country’s blasphemy law, and has heightened religious divisions among the

Do you know Irelandâ€™s best neighbour?

Last update: 00:48 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

A search to find Ireland’s Neighbour of the Year has been announced as part of this year’s People of the Year Awards, organised by Rehab and broadcast on RTÉ One on Saturday 15 September.

Urging vigilance over racist graffiti

Last update: 00:48 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

I was notified recently that racist graffiti was drawn onto the exterior walls of Tallaght Stadium and I informed the Environment Department of South Dublin County Council of the exact nature of these slogans.

Time for Ireland to criminalise paying for sex

Last update: 00:48 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

The Turn Off the Red Light Campaign, a coalition of 56 organisations representing every section of Irish life, has today submitted its case for outlawing paid sex to a Dáil committee reviewing the laws on prostitution.

In memory of Josephine Olusola

Last update: 00:46 | 01.09.12 | © Metro Éireann

Friends in Ireland will be saddened to hear of the death of Josephine Olusola, one of the bravest and most humane people I have ever known. She was passionate as an activist and as a friend, and made a noticeable mark on human rights in Ireland, often

You donâ€™t know what youâ€™ve got till itâ€™s gone

Last update: 12:14 | 15.08.12 | © Metro Éireann

You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone

What to do about racism?

Recipe by Anna Cinzia Dellagiacoma

Scaloppine alla Pizzaiola

Book Review by Jeanatte Rehnstrom

Near to the Wild HeartBy Clarice Lispector(New Directions)

Crossing the language barrier

DukeEngage participant Anthony Pecoraro highlights the importance of promoting English literacy and social inclusion for refugees in Ireland

Pilgrims prepare for visit to â€˜Holy Landâ€™

Pilgrims prepare for visit to ‘Holy Land’

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