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Metro Éireann : 29.01.09

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Irish takeaways not ready for halal business

18:48 | 29.01.09

Domino’s Pizza opens halal branch in UK with meat toppings edible for practising Muslims. But fast food giants in Ireland claim they see no market...

Equality watchdogâ€™s ethnic member Mbugua â€˜undecidedâ€™ on position

18:47 | 29.01.09

AN ETHNIC MINORITY member of the Equality Authority’s board has said she won’t resign “just because everyone else is resigning”.

Irelandâ€™s immigrants â€˜most affectedâ€™ by bike collisions, says cycling campaigner

18:46 | 29.01.09

MIGRANT cyclists disproportionately feature in serious injury and fatality stats, a leading cycling campaigner has suggested.

Young Palestinians look for peace on Dublin visit

18:46 | 29.01.09

PALESTINIAN school-goers took part in an emotional ceremony at Dublin’s Mansion House last week.

Indian stunners vie for Miss India Ireland title

18:45 | 29.01.09

INDIAN beauties will battle it out in Dublin this Saturday for the coveted title of Miss India Ireland.

Immigrant shop owners â€˜donâ€™t want to stick outâ€™, says US prof

18:45 | 29.01.09

IMMIGRANT business owners in Ireland refrain from putting their “foreign-looking” names on their shopfronts for fear of putting people off, a visiting US researcher has noted.

Little joy for Chinese seeking Irish work permits

18:44 | 29.01.09

THE CHINESE New Year may have begun in earnest, but nationals of east Asia’s superpower who want an Irish work permit will have little to celebrate.

Zimbabwe in the classroom

18:43 | 29.01.09

Seán Bracken, lecturer in development and intercultural education at the Marino Institute of Education, explains how Metro Éireann’s development supplements can be a useful study tool for teachers and students alike

Vox Pop: Zimbabweans gives their views on life in Ireland

18:43 | 29.01.09

“I am originally from Bulawayo and I came to Ireland in August 2000. Coming here was a big culture shock for me – every-thing was so different, from the weather to the people.

Together in grief and happiness

18:42 | 29.01.09

Until recently, funerals were the principal occasions when Ireland’s Zimbabweans would get together. But with the formation of a new group representing all Zimbabweans living in Ireland, more community events are set to follow, writes Viktor Posudnevsky

On the line from Harare

18:41 | 29.01.09

Most Zimbabweans are living in extreme poverty, and state services like health and education are now virtually defunct. The grim reality emerges as Viktor Posudnevsky talks to one woman who is struggling to survive in Harare

From riches to rags

18:41 | 29.01.09

Zimbabwe was hailed as Africa’s success story when it declared independence in 1980. The economy was growing and the country was among the most prosperous on the continent. Yet just 30 years later, the ‘bread basket of Africa’ is in a state

Meet the opposition: Morgan Tsvangirai

18:40 | 29.01.09

Morgan Tsvangirai once said that Robert Mugabe reminded him of his own father – a stubborn old man. In a way, Tsvangirai’s relationship with Mugabe is similar to that of a strict father and a rebellious son. It started with Tsvangirai adoring Mugabe

Meet the despot: Robert Mugabe

18:39 | 29.01.09

Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born in 1924 and raised a Roman Catholic, studying under an Irish priest Fr Jerome O’Shea. Mugabe trained as a teacher in the then white-ruled Rhodesia, and later obtained six more degrees in subjects ranging from business

A country on the brink

18:39 | 29.01.09

The global credit crunch is spreading ‘doom and gloom’ around the world, but nowhere is the situation as dire as in Zimbabwe. Viktor Posudnevsky reviews the latest developments in the southern African country

Bringing your engine back to life

18:18 | 29.01.09

DENISE O’RIORDAN speaks to Sergiy Adamenko of Xado, makers of a unique product that can help restore your engine to peak performance - and save you money

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IRELANDâ€™S DRINKING CULTURE?

18:13 | 29.01.09

“It is really, really different from what I am used to in the States. If you drank this much there, you would be considered an alcoholic and put into rehab. It is the culture and society over here and I have no place to say if it is right or wrong, but

The benefits of income protection

18:09 | 29.01.09

You And Your Money by Ademinyi Adelekun

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