THE Catholic Chaplain for the African community in Ireland has called on Africans to come out en masse to welcome Cardinal Francis Arinze during his three-day visit, which begins on Tuesday 22 May.
HUMAN RIGHTS HEAD CALLS FOR GREATER DIVERSITY WITHIN IRISH POLITICAL PARTIES
*Roddy Doyle backs immigrant writers
Non-Irish basketball players in the Irish leagues are barred from winning the player of the season awards, it has emerged.
Blue skies reigned for most of the day at the Culture and Sports Day held at Pearse Park in Crumlin on the May bank holiday.
This week is the ‘sweet science’ of Boxing
After reading your article on Eugene Nwosu’s plea for Nigerians to accept dictatorship in place of democracy, I was of the opinion that he must be one of the people that worked to turn Nigeria upside down
In the last issue of Metro Eireann, you reported about the publication of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill by the Tanaiste and Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell – just hours before the announcement of the general election.
Most sane people were turning over in their beds last Sunday week when the election was called. The majority of normal people were thinking of Sunday newspapers, sausages and rashers and maybe even their weekly religious service. Not me, however.
For more than a decade now, Ireland has seen a growing immigrant population. We have understandably developed an international reputation as a place of opportunity and employment. Many immigrants have come here
Our three friends Preteritus (the past), Nunco (the present) and Prostremo (the future), having set out from their village in search of a treasure, have just set up camp after a long and eventful first day on their journey.
In the latest instalment of Metro Eireann’s Meet The Boss, SANDY HAZEL speaks to Mustapha Aboubi, owner of The Olive Tree restaurant in Castlebar
Founder of O’Briens Sandwich Bars, BRODY SWEENEY, continues his series on how to cope with the stresses and strains of starting a new enterprise
Tháinig na sluaite daoine amach ar na sráideanna san Ankara cúpla seachtain ó shin chun a míshásacht a chur in iúl faoi iarrthóir uachtarántachta
Our Irish language columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin considers the history that lies beneath the earth at Tara
Dil Wickremasinghe explains how the Irish ‘céad míle fáilte’ is not the reality for gay love immigrants who wish to live here with their partners
The mechanism that will shape the destiny of Ireland and its people for the next five years is well underway. Yet a large proportion of the more than 400,000 immigrants who live and work here will not play any significant role in this process.
MAGDALENA SOBCZAK meets two men dedicated to providing the support and advice Eastern European immigrants need to start a new life in Irish society