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Metro Éireann : 29.04.10

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Not a drop to drink

13:30 | 29.04.10

World Bank MD urges action on water supply and sanitation crisis in the developing world

Action week for domestic workers in the capital

13:29 | 29.04.10

A SERIES OF short documentaries produced by migrant domestic workers in Ireland will be screened tonight (Thursday 29 April) in Dublin.

Ireland makes new moves to ban FGM

13:28 | 29.04.10

Irish lawmakers are taking action to ban the practise of female genital mutilation, making it a specific criminal offence.

Dublin Muslim leader condones child marriage

13:27 | 29.04.10

AN ISLAMIC LEADER in southwest Dublin has given the okay to child marriage – once the girl gives her consent and the practice complies with state legislation.

Twin set to run for Polish presidency

13:27 | 29.04.10

The twin brother of the Polish president who died in a plane crash this month has announced that he will stand as a candidate in the June presidential elections.

Take a well trodden path through Europe

13:26 | 29.04.10

The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St James, is a series of ancient pilgrim routes across Europe that lead to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia.

Change is afoot for Dublin bus network

13:25 | 29.04.10

Dublin Bus has announced plans to radically overhaul all bus routes across the city in the coming months in a bid to make its service more efficient.

Charles Laffiteau`s Bigger Picture

13:25 | 29.04.10

As I’ve written here before, I believe settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is essential if the United States wants to dry up support for anti-American terrorism around the world. But there is another reason to do so: Iran’s relentless pursuit

The best job in the world

13:24 | 29.04.10

There are two questions people in Ireland will usually ask before coming over to Korea. The first often comes with a facial expression that suggests the idea is not particularly attractive to the person posing the question.

NÃos mÃ³ faoin gcogadh in aghaidh na sceimhlitheoireachta

13:23 | 29.04.10

Cé go bhfuil an cogadh san Afganastán ar siúl anois le níos mó ná naoi bliain, níl aon dhíospóireacht oscailte sna meáin cumarsáide faoi chuspóir buanach an chogaidh sin.

France and the death of Freud

13:22 | 29.04.10

French intellectual circles have been buzzing with the name of one outspoken philosopher: Michel Onfray. One of France’s best known and widely read philosophers, Onfray was born into a poor family and attended a Catholic school, where he was heavily

Employee protection is paramount

13:22 | 29.04.10

The Minister for Labour Affairs has warned employers to beware of actions that may lead to a breach of employment rights laws.

Discussing the real issues

13:21 | 29.04.10

The killing of young Toyosi Shitta-bey is a tragic one, but it doesn’t have to be repeated. We at Glór Moslamach believe that prevention is better than the cure. Dealing with racism is a matter of education that the Irish State can facilitate,

Reawakening anti-racism

13:21 | 29.04.10

On 20 April I attended a roundtable on anti-racism hosted by the Equality Authority in Dublin.

If I ran the country...

13:20 | 29.04.10

Maybe I won’t be the first black Taoiseach – never mind! But if I were in that position, one of the first things I’d do is to tackle the Irish economy. We are really in a bad state right now. The country requires strong leadership from politicians

Have we forgotten our migrant past?

13:19 | 29.04.10

Before coming to Ireland, I did some research on the history of the country as my prior knowledge was rather limited. But while reading about the past and modern history of Ireland, I found out that it had something in common with my homeland of Spain: specifically,

Medina and the model for an Islamic society

13:18 | 29.04.10

Shortly after the Hijrah (the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers to Medina), the Prophet drafted what has become known as the Medina Contract. It constituted a formal agreement between the Muslims, Jews and pagans residing in Medina at the

Ireland needs capacity legislation

13:17 | 29.04.10

The ‘Bournewood case’ in the UK concerned a 49-year-old man with autism, who, it was agreed, lacked capacity (a legal term referring to a person’s competence to understand the nature and consequences of decisions he or she makes).