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Recipe by Eda Halis Baked rice pudding

Last update: 15:01 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

Baked rice pudding is a light dessert that originated with the cuisine of the Ottoman Empire, and in Turkey goes by the name sütlaç. This creamy treat is one of the most consumed desserts in Turkey – and now you can make it for yourself!

â€˜Despair Notâ€™ for debut novel from Metro Ã‰ireann reviewer

Last update: 15:01 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

Despair Not, the debut book by Murad Karim, will be launched at Blanchardstown Library at 2pm on Saturday 2 November.

Film Preview by Eda Halis

Last update: 15:00 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

Closed CircuitDir: John Crowley

â€˜Cabbage patchâ€™ is more than a garden for future soccer stars

Last update: 15:00 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

Situated at Cathedral Lane in the heart of Dublin city, the artificial ground known affectionately as the ‘Cabbage Patch’ is a place where people from various ethnic backgrounds and nationalities can come together to express themselves and have

Fifa gears up for annual awards

Last update: 14:59 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

A number of coveted awards in the soccer world will be presented as part of the televised special for Fifa’s Ballon d’Or in the New Year, the sport’s world governing body has announced.

Set an example for the undocumented

Last update: 14:59 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

For many years Ireland has lobbied the US Congress to pass new legislation that would enable thousands of Irish people who are currently living undocumented in the US to legalise their status.

Bonoâ€™s comments prompt an alternative â€˜Africanâ€™ view

Last update: 14:58 | 01.12.13 | © Metro Éireann

On reading the recent cover story on Bono (1-14 October) and the view credited to the “African community”, I thought to include a second ‘African perspective’. First, I will say the development aid industry has evolved in nature

Letâ€™s address the causes of migration

Last update: 15:53 | 15.10.13 | © Metro Éireann

The announcement by the European Comm-ission that it plans to undertake a massive search and rescue operation across the Mediterranean to intercept migrants and the boats carrying them to Europe should be cautiously welcomed.

Rent supplement denial â€˜making independent living impossibleâ€™ for people with disabilities

Last update: 15:45 | 15.10.13 | © Metro Éireann

People with disabilities are being denied access to rent supplement by the Department of Social Protection, which is affecting their ability to live independently in the community, according to the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH).

Thatâ€™s the spirit! Irelandâ€™s first black mayor launches foray into drinks market

Last update: 15:43 | 15.10.13 | © Metro Éireann

A new brand of new Irish cream liqueur created by Ireland’s first black mayor has been launched in grand style at the Irish ambassador’s residence in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Canada needs volunteers for womenâ€™s world cups

Last update: 15:07 | 15.10.13 | © Metro Éireann

Soccer’s world governing body has launched its national volunteer programme for its upcoming Women’s World Cup tournaments in Canada over the next two years

Deadline approaches for diversity arts bursary

Last update: 14:42 | 15.10.13 | © Metro Éireann

The deadline for a bursary award to artists who focus on cultural diversity is Thursday 24 October.

A dream for animal welfare

Last update: 16:24 | 01.10.13 | © Metro Éireann

With respect to Martin Luther King Jr, I have a vision – a vision that one day sees Ireland as a country where the rights of animals are accepted, protected and defended.

Nairobi terror attack is a call for action

The devastation caused by al-Shabaab militants who stormed Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 62 people and wounding some 200 more, may not be as widespread as the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. But its impact has been

Group condemns Kenyan shopping mall attack

Amnesty International has condemned the attack on a Nairobi shopping centre by the Somali-based Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab.

Garda appeal for missing Blackrock man

Gardai in south Dublin are appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of 20-year-old Mohummad Ali Chaudry.

Another take on legislation for Irelandâ€™s sex trade

I write in response to Ronit Lentin’s column of 15 August (‘Legislate against the sex trade’). I welcome open and fair discussion on all aspects of the sex trade and State policy. With this in mind I suggest that your

Chileâ€™s judges sorry - but is it too late?

An unprecedented apology from the body representing Chile’s judges for their inability to uphold the rule of law when they backed the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s should be welcomed.

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