Metro Ã‰ireann

Bale must prove his worth

Last update: 16:09 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale has made the move to Real Madrid, signing a six-year contract for an undisclosed fee that’s being reported as a world record €100m transfer deal.

Recipe by Meredith Hicks

Last update: 15:47 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

Cucumber and potato salad

90 programmed refugees to make Ireland new home

Last update: 15:10 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

Some 90 programmed refugees are to be admitted for permanent resettlement in Ireland this year, it has emerged.

Nigerian killed by forklift at Dublin recycling plant

Last update: 15:07 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

A man crushed to death by a forklift at a recycling facility in west Dublin on 7 September has been identified as a Nigerian national

Two released in homeless manâ€™s bin death probe

Last update: 15:05 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

Two people arrested in connection with the death of Henryk Piotrowski, whose body was found at waste recycling facility in Walkinstown area on 23 August, have been released without charge.

Indigenes rally round their culture for Ogun Day event

Last update: 15:00 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

Hundreds were in attendance at the second annual Ogun Day ceremony held in west Dublin recently.

Certain sectors short on skilled staff says ESRI

Last update: 14:58 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

Shortages of highly skilled workers exist in leading areas of the economy in spite of the unemployment crisis in the country, according to new findings by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

Igbo National Convention to showcase a unique culture

Last update: 14:55 | 15.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

The Igbo Union Ireland, a socio-cultural organisation with its origins in Nigeria’s south-east (formerly Biafra), is inviting the public to its first Igbo National Convention in Dublin from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September.

Letters

Last update: 15:32 | 01.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

The time has long come for hare coursing’s end

Education in Liberia remains in a mess

Last update: 15:31 | 01.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

The recent dispiriting news that no single candidate passed this year’s University of Liberia admission examination, out of some 25.000 who sat the paper, highlights the terrible lasting effects of that country’s brutal

United Arab Emirates prepares for soccerâ€™s U-17 World Cup

Last update: 15:29 | 01.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

The fixtures for the group stage of the upcoming Fifa U17 World Cup have been announced after the official draw in host country the United Arab Emirates on 26 August.

Top taekwon-do talent brings home the medals

Last update: 15:25 | 01.09.13 | © Metro Éireann

A student of St Patrick's College in Drumcondra has returned home from the 2013 Unified Taekwon-Do Open World Championships with a medal haul.

New books published by Irish Writersâ€™ Exchange members

Two members of the Irish Writers’ Exchange – who regularly review books for Metro Éireann – are launching their own publications this month.

Anti-bullying advert campaign gets Govt support

The Department of Education has thrown its full support behind a new initiative to help prevent bullying and promote positive attitudes to mental health among Ireland’s 830,000 school-going children.

Schools need to take action on cyber-bullying - expert

Primary schools across the country need to be more proactive in the fight against cyber-bullying, according to an anti-bullying expert.

Dublinâ€™s Central Library to host careers workshop

Dublin City Public Libraries’ career direction and development programme for 2013 will continue on Thursday 5 September in the business information centre at the Central Library in the Ilac Centre.

Chinese spend biggest on world travel

China has overtaken Germany and the USA as the world’s biggest travel spending nation, with Chinese tourists spending US$102bn on international travel in 2012, an increase of over 40 per cent on the previous year.

Bizarre love triangle wedding to go ahead in Mombasa County

Two men and a woman in Kenya have announced their intention to get married.

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