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Diplomats should not be immune from charges of exploitation

Last update: 02:55 | 01.03.14 | © Metro Éireann

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

Victims of conflict and poverty in South Sudan need Irelandâ€™s support

Last update: 02:55 | 01.03.14 | © Metro Éireann

South Sudan, the world’s newest nation and one of the poorest countries in Africa, continues to benefit from support from Ireland’s development and humanitarian funding.

Has Ukraine really seen the back of dictatorship?

Last update: 02:54 | 01.03.14 | © Metro Éireann

Any woman who rises to political prominence in the aftermath of a decade of scandal would seem to offer a country like Ukraine further confusion, not harmony, at a time when it most needs the latter.

No magic necessary in national spelling bee

Last update: 02:51 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

School children from all corners of Ireland will be reciting dictionary words and fine-tuning their pronunciation skills to in a bid to become the nation’s top speller.

Student caught in bumbling computer heist

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A university student whose effort to steal computers from his college ended with a broken leg has been handed a suspended sentence.

Report suggests â€˜duty of careâ€™ neglected in asylum system

Last update: 02:51 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

The European Migration Network (EMN) released its report this month on Irish reception facilities for asylum seekers, and it doesn’t make for pleasant reading.

Standing up for rights in Russia

Last update: 02:50 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

As the Winter Olympics shines a spotlight on Russia, human rights defender Stefania Kulaeva tells Lois Kapila how state oppression won’t prevent her organisation’s work in the country

Migration for an education

Last update: 02:50 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

Overseas studies are booming, but what’s bringing so many foreign students to Ireland? Meredith Hicks meets some to find out

Dublin man acquitted in Nigerian taxi driver case

Last update: 02:49 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

A jury has acquitted a Dublin man of manslaughter, two years after he punched a Nigerian taxi driver who later died.

Irish Guide Dogs plans for another record year

Last update: 02:49 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

Irish Guide Dogs has announced plans to train 240 people across its range of services for the vision impaired in 2014.

Recipe by Meredith Hicks

Last update: 02:45 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

Korean fried anchovies (Myulchi bokkeum)

Book Review by Dalton Cox

Last update: 02:44 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

The Echo of a Troubled Soul By Joy C Agwu(The Manuscript Publisher)

Book Review by Ifedinma Dimbo

Last update: 02:43 | 15.02.14 | © Metro Éireann

Congo By Thomas Turner(Polity Books)

Dublin paddlers to battle for all-Ireland clubs title

Paddlers across Dublin city and county are bound for the south-east to compete in the first ever Canoeing Ireland Club Championships in April.

Belfast hosts biggest Gaelic games festival

One of Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting events is set to welcome more than 12,000 people to Belfast over the next five weeks.

Give asylum seekers a chance to rebuild lives

A new report on the provision of services to asylum seekers in Ireland has described our reception centres as unsuitable for long-term residence, despite the cost-effectiveness and flexibility the Government claims they offer.

Costly time for Russia as the Winter Olympics shine light on homophobia

The Winter Olympics currently running in the Russian resort city of Sochi are set to be the costliest games in history, and not in financial terms. Russian President Vladimir Putin has wanted to make them a showcase of modern Russia; instead they have become

Do domestic workers look forward to their retirement?

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

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