African-owned businesses in Ireland are set to experience a fresh outlook thanks to the first Nigerian Irish Expo at the RDS in Dublin this weekend. The event is being hosted by Visage World, which also presents the popular annual Best of Nigeria Expo
As protestors call for an end to the gay marriage ban, one immigrant tells Catherine Reilly what a change in the law would mean to him
For ten years the Roma of north Kosovo have been abandoned to their fates on poisoned land. It’s time that their voices were heard, says Rosita Sweetman
Legendary boxer Muham-mad Ali is set to touch down in the old country this September – not his home state of Kentucky, but the rolling hills of Co Clare. Local historians in Ennis have found that the 67-year-old fight champ’s great grandfather
A LUCAN-BASED woman threatened by both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has spoken of her joy at being allowed stay in Ireland. Mother-of-two Sawsan Mo-hammed, at risk from Israeli attacks on Gaza and who also faced threats from Palestinian militant
Shiva Gautum, proprietor of Nepalese restaurant Monty’s of Kathmandu, tells Charlie Johnson how he intends to survive the squeeze on Dublin’s dining scene
Riga’s mayor has lashed out at stag parties to the Latvian capital, but what do Latvians themselves think of the phenomenon? CATHERINE REILLY finds out
Think that the ‘Free Tibet’ campaign is a noble cause? Think again, says columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin
Even though I still plan to attend the UN Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December, I don’t really expect any effective agreement to cut carbon emissions to result from it. And even without the current recession, the situation would
It’s 8am on my first day living in Australia, and I’m dragging my luggage through an unfamiliar neighbourhood in search of accommodation. It’s a strange feeling having your life in a bag and not knowing where you’re headed, but in my
I was born in 1978, which was a very good year. No, I don’t mean that I’m one of the ‘Pope’s Children’ (even though that was a big deal). What I’m really talking about is the summer that Kerry went for the first of three All
At a time when many businesses are downsizing or shutting up shop altogether, Polish beauty and hair salons in Dublin seem to be bucking the trend, even though so many Poles are returning home.
GALWAY’S Indians are throwing a party – and all are invited. According to Moushumi Mandal, secretary of the Galway Indian Community, a celebration marking India’s independence from British rule will take place on Saturday 22 August at
A GROUP of Catholic and Sikh teenagers from Ireland took part in an international peace festival in India last weekend.
Our anxieties over the carbon footprint of our food will not be eased until the likes of citrus fruits, mangos and papayas grow this far north of the equator. Judging by July’s deluge, that seems a long way off. So we have no reason not to make use of
After numerous physio sessions, things for me are now back on track. I am once again running at full tilt and I’ve started lifting again. Although everything has been pretty much in straight lines, my knee feels strong and I have been comfortable doing
The high rate of Irish economic decline since the financial crisis began has continued this week with an increase in the number of jobs being axed in all sectors, according to the CSO. But the Government says it’s doing all it can to find strong measures
In this hard economic period, countries, corporate bodies and individuals around the world are devising new strategies to crawl out from the danger zone.