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Metro Éireann : 18.03.10

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Muslims react to Irish arrests in cartoon murder plot controversy

12:06 | 18.03.10

A CONTROVERSIAL Mus-lim leader in Ireland has warned that arrests in connection with a plot to kill a Swedish artist are “further evidence” of an extremist presence in Ireland.

Dreams come true for New Irish scholars in BOI?scheme

12:06 | 18.03.10

STUDENTS Armel Ntwari (23) and Sabab Asfaque (18) embody that notion that dreams can come true.

â€˜Our marriage is not a shamâ€™ : Deported Nigerian and his Irish wife fight for his return to Athlone

12:05 | 18.03.10

A DEPORTED Nigerian man separated from his Irish wife says immigration authorities never fully investigated his marriage.

Ireland must not become a safe haven for Nigeriaâ€™s â€˜stolen wealthâ€™ - Nidoe EGM

12:05 | 18.03.10

‘Stolen wealth’ being brought to Ireland for ‘safe keeping’ was one of the main subjects of discussion at a recent meeting of Ireland’s Nigerians in Dublin, Metro Éireann has learned.

Minister criticises â€˜misleadingâ€™ pamphlet on integration

12:04 | 18.03.10

AN EXTRAORDINARY re-buttal of a pamphlet from a leading migrant rights’ organisation was issued by Integration Minister John Curran last week.

â€˜Leadershipâ€™ is required to tackle racism - Enar

12:04 | 18.03.10

An anti-racism body has said that politicians must show real leadership if racism is to be thwarted in Ireland.

Migrant workers protest Supermacâ€™s over new wage cut proposals

12:03 | 18.03.10

SUPERMAC’S ON Dublin’s O’Connell Street was the scene of a protest by migrant workers this week.

â€˜Itâ€™s very personal workâ€™

12:03 | 18.03.10

Rose Foley meets one of a growing number of immigrants who provide home care in Ireland

â€˜They donâ€™t respect peopleâ€™s rightsâ€™

11:53 | 18.03.10

Irish Daily Mirror editor John Kierans tells CATHERINE REILLY why he believes Ireland’s Travellers are the makers of their own bad press - although not everyone agrees

New DVD highlights asylum seekersâ€™ experiences

11:52 | 18.03.10

A Serbian immigrant and former asylum seeker has made a DVD about the closing of the hostel for asylum seekers in Co Mayo.

â€˜We need a new movement for equalityâ€™

11:51 | 18.03.10

Niall Crowley discusses the implications of dismantling Ireland’s equality pillars at a time when they matter more than ever

Is no one worried for our youth?

11:49 | 18.03.10

Turn on the television today, and like me you’re probably bombarded with advert after advert featuring women of unrealistic sizes, telling us that changing our faces and bodies is the right thing to do. It’s the same with magazines and billboards

Charles Laffiteau\\\'s Bigger Picture

11:48 | 18.03.10

Given that the positive impact of President Obama’s policies to revive the economy and reform healthcare may not be felt for several years, it hardly seems fair to judge the success or failure of his proposals at this juncture of his first term in office.

The sins of the fathers. Robert Carry: From the Home Front

11:48 | 18.03.10

Belief in Catholi-cism enabled the Irish to survive 800 years of occupation. It helped bind us together, and was jealously guarded when other aspects of our identity – such as our language and culture – were being stripped away.

The decline of the west

11:47 | 18.03.10

Although it has received little to no attention in the European media, the military coup in Honduras last year is highly significant. When the country’s president Manuel Zelaya tried to put constitution reform to a national vote last year, generals

The first lady of R&B

11:45 | 18.03.10

DJ Spaqz chats with Jamaican flavoured R&B star Olivia about her time with 50 Cent’s G-Unit and the next steps she’s taking on her musical journey

Govt can do more to fight racist lies

11:44 | 18.03.10

Last week’s revelation that an An Post employee used the company’s official email system to forward racist comments against immigrants in Ireland has caused a nationwide outcry.

Childrenâ€™s rights must be enshrined in our Constitution

11:43 | 18.03.10

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) agrees that the upbringing of children is, in most cases, best left to the parents, and that the various family support services should assist, and not supplant, parents in this vital nurturing

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