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Metro Éireann : 05.03.09

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No visas for childminders

18:35 | 05.03.09

Family visas are \'for visits only\' says Justice Dept

\'A visit is a visit\'

18:34 | 05.03.09

CHILDMINDING IS generally not considered a valid reason to come to Ireland on a visitor visa, a Department of Justice spokesperson has told Metro Éireann.

Immigrant parents join schools protests

18:33 | 05.03.09

Immigrant parents joined teachers in Ballyfermot recently to protest against the Government’s cuts to primary education.

Abolish permit fee for dole migrants, says FGâ€™s Naughten

18:28 | 05.03.09

WORK PERMIT fees should be abolished for non-EU migrants on the dole, Fine Gael’s immigration spokesman has said.

â€˜African Facebookâ€™ site goes online in Ireland

18:27 | 05.03.09

A social networking website aiming to unite all Africans living abroad has been launched in Ireland.

Deported to social welfare?

18:26 | 05.03.09

Most people accept the need for a deportation process. But when it divides families and exposes Ireland’s social welfare to further strain, the system stands open to question. CATHERINE REILLY reports on how last week’s deportation to Nigeria has

Ethnic women are â€˜more vulnerable to violenceâ€™ - report

18:23 | 05.03.09

WOMEN OF ethnic minority backgrounds are more vulnerable to gender-based violence than the general female population, a new report from the Women’s Health Council has found.

Lagos kids â€˜in custodyâ€™ - claim

18:22 | 05.03.09

A DISAGREEMENT between Nigeria and Ireland’s immigration personnel resulted in children being effectively taken into Garda custody in Lagos last week, it has been alleged.

An undiplomatic diplomat

18:21 | 05.03.09

Diplomats specialise in diplomacy, but recent events within Nigerian diplomatic circles have led me to think twice.

The shame of Clonturk House

18:21 | 05.03.09

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the country is in the midst of economic turmoil, and the newspapers are filled daily with analysis to make your head spin about who did what, when and why. So I think I’ll spare you the details of what I think should

Roddy Doyle\'s The Bandstand - Chapter 9

18:19 | 05.03.09

–Jerzy?Jerzy sees the man who is talking to him from the other side of the bandstand. He knows who it is.

Charles Laffiteau\'s Republican politics, American style

18:16 | 05.03.09

At 3am on 25 February, I found myself doing something I cannot recall ever doing before. It took me a moment to realise that I was clapping on my own at the end of an hour-long speech I had just witnessed on my TV. But why? Well, I guess the answer is that I

Group calls for action against Burma leaders

18:15 | 05.03.09

BURMA’S military rulers should be brought to the International Criminal Court for crimes committed against victims of Cyclone Nargis, according to an Ireland-based group.

Radio on a different wavelength

18:15 | 05.03.09

As recession bites, the attitude of the Irish to immigrants is showing a change for the worse. But for the presenters of NewsTalk’s Global Village, that only makes their work more necessary. Viktor Posudnevsky joins them in the studio

Food with â€˜an honest feel to itâ€™

18:13 | 05.03.09

Amrik Singh has come a long way from his home and family life as a farmer in the Punjab region of India to running his business Shann-e-Punjab, an authentic Indian takeaway in the heart of Dublin’s Smithfield.

Remembering the champion

18:11 | 05.03.09

It’s not only soldiers who die on duty. Sportspeople do as well. And every year brings new tragedies – the latest being the untimely death of Polish hammer thrower Kamila Skolimowska.

Tekst Message

18:10 | 05.03.09

In June 2006, Poland’s then Minister for Education Roman Giertych evoked furious protests with his plan to introduce a school subject called ‘Patriotic Education’. His intentions were to create more space for teachers to discuss issues such

Big ideas mean big bucks

18:10 | 05.03.09

Ireland can make it through the tough times, says PRIYA RAJSEKAR, but only if we extend credit to ordinary people with extraordinary ideas

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