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Metro Éireann : 01.03.11

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Carrot pancakes with nuts

22:01 | 02.03.11

Pancakes make a great treat for breakfast any time, not just Pancake Day! Why not start your day with a glass of milk and these slightly unusual but very delicious and sweet carrot pancakes.

Immigrants cheered by vote result

22:19 | 01.03.11

As Fine Gael\'s Enda Kenny, Labour\'s Eamon Gilmore, Sinn Fein\'s Gerry Adams, the Socialist Party’s Joe Higgins and many independents celebrate their Dáil election victories, three immigrant candidates – though missing out on seats –

New rules for foreign doctors would be â€˜discriminationâ€™

22:18 | 01.03.11

ANY LAW treating foreign-born doctors differently from their Irish counterparts would amount to discrimination, Overseas Medics of Ireland (OMI) has said.

What will the new Govt mean for Irelandâ€™s immigrants?

22:18 | 01.03.11

IN ITS manifesto and party statements, Fine Gael is blurry on immigration issues. However, a deep conservatism can be read between the lines – and a preoccupation with asylum issues is plain to see.

Citizenship delays deny immigrants of right to vote

22:17 | 01.03.11

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE who’ve paid taxes in Ireland for several years were disenfranchised at last week’s polls due to citizenship application timeframes.

UN passes resolution against Gaddafi as trouble escalates

22:17 | 01.03.11

The United Nations has called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi over allegations crimes against humanity.

World cinema shines through at Berlinale

22:16 | 01.03.11

The global crossroads that is world cinema wrapped its Berlin chapter at the Filmpalast on Saturday and yet again Iran, for the best and the worst reasons, was the centre of attention. The best was that an outstanding Iranian film, Nader And Simin, A

Anything is possible

22:16 | 01.03.11

South Africa’s latest ambassador to Ireland, Jeremiah Ndou, tells Catherine Reilly how the ‘Rainbow Nation’ plans to forge greater links with Ireland and beyond

Racism has fallen far off Irelandâ€™s political agenda

22:15 | 01.03.11

The UN Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) met in Geneva recently to hear Ireland’s report on racism. The committee’s reflections concur with NGO concerns that racism has fallen off the political agenda.

Ireland still not fair for all

22:14 | 01.03.11

Allowing the Ombudsman to ensure that fair procedures are applied in immigration decisions would reduce High Court waiting lists, argues Nasc officer Claire McCarthy

Just Kids

22:03 | 01.03.11

By Patti Smith (Bloomsbury)

Empty Promises

22:02 | 01.03.11

By Niall Crowley (A&A Farmar)

Wolves hot shot Oâ€™Hara could tog out for Ireland

22:01 | 01.03.11

Wolverhampton Wan-derers launched themselves from the foot of the Premier League table with a 4-0 thrashing of Blackpool last Saturday afternoon. The win is their biggest ever in the league and adds to an impressive run of results as of late.

Soccer builds communities in sports-mad South Africa

22:00 | 01.03.11

The Fifa World Cup in 2010 was lauded as a huge success for its host nation South Africa. Much was made during the tournament of efforts to ensure that everyone in the country benefited from the event, making history of those widespread images of barefooted

United against hate

22:00 | 01.03.11

Using the mechanism of the recently published EU White Paper on Sport, a new cross-border partnership has emerged. This joint venture between Insaka AFC – a club made up of migrant youth in Dublin – and Glentoran Academy of Belfast will serve to

UN?steps in to force Gaddafiâ€™s hand

21:59 | 01.03.11

Last weekend the UN Security Council met in New York to decide on what action it would take against Libya’s regime. Some of the key actions highlighted included a travel ban on Col Gaddafi, his family and close associates, as well as an arms embargo and

Not the west\'s housewife

21:59 | 01.03.11

The recent visit to the United States by China’s President Hu Jintao has an immense significance. It’s now all but official that China has broken America’s position as the world’s top superpower.

Sharing in the Middle Eastâ€™s jubilation

21:58 | 01.03.11

Diversity Dilemmas with Doaa Baker The first and only soccer match I ever attended was a World Cup qualifier for Ireland versus Iran in 2001, and tickets were like gold dust. That I happened to be the chance recipient of a free ticket earned me

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