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Metro Éireann : 01.08.11

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Norway tragedy â€˜a wake-up callâ€™ for all Europe

12:02 | 01.08.11

Irish are ‘letting ourselves off the hook’ over right-wing extremism AN IRISH anti-racism organisation has warned political leaders “not to assume” the atrocities in Norway cannot happen here.

Workshop identifies next steps for Irelandâ€™s â€˜Digital Islandâ€™ agenda

12:01 | 01.08.11

Ireland has the potential to become a global digital leader – that was the message from Minister of State for Small Business John Perry at a special ‘digital workshop’ in Dublin recently.

Islamic lecture promotes importance of Ramadan

12:01 | 01.08.11

AN ISLAMIC GROUP staged a public lecture recently on the spiritual benefits of fasting during Ramadan.

45 deportations revoked under Zambrano ruling

12:01 | 01.08.11

Some 45 parents of Irish-born children who were issued with deportation orders have had them revoked by the Minister for Justice, Metro Éireann has learned.

â€˜Itâ€™s difficult, but possibleâ€™

12:00 | 01.08.11

Fergus McCabe of Neighbourhood Youth Project 2 tell Michaela Dwyer about the work his initiative has done for Dublin’s inner city youth, integration and beyond

One year on and ARNâ€™s going strong

12:00 | 01.08.11

The Anti-Racism Net-work (ARN) celebrates its first year of operation this month. Founded in August 2010 to form a voluntary network of activists and groups, one of its founders, Luke Bukha, told Metro Éireann its aim is to “complement”

Childrenâ€™s Books Festival set to whet young appetites for reading

12:00 | 01.08.11

The Children’s Books Festival 2011 will offer a tasty programme of Irish and international authors and illustrators during the month of October, designed to whet the appetite of young readers of all ages.

Lush signs on with â€˜No One Is Illegalâ€™ campaign for immigration justice

11:59 | 01.08.11

Socio-political activism isn’t typically associated with the cosmetics business. But for UK-based natural cosmetics line Lush, the two concepts go hand-in-hand. Since its inception in 1995, Lush has committed its philosophy and its employees to

Rev Moon sings Nigeriaâ€™s praises as â€˜a model nation of peaceâ€™

11:59 | 01.08.11

The controversial figurehead of the ‘Moonie’ movement recently hosted a four-day international leadership conference aimed at promoting universal peace in Africa in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

â€˜Now is the perfect time for businessâ€™

11:59 | 01.08.11

In 2008, Metro Éireann spoke with Italian restaurant and business owner Marco Giannantonio about his move from Italy to Ireland, and setting up his Ranelagh-based restaurant Pinocchio. Today, after three years and an economic recession, Giannantonio

Ireland contributes to relief effort in the Horn of Africa

11:58 | 01.08.11

Humanitarian supplies from the Irish Government to help the people of the Horn of Africa arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu last week.

Pro-life video campaign causes a stir Stateside

11:58 | 01.08.11

A US-based anti-abortion organization has started a controversial new social media campaign concerning abortions in the African-American community.

Letter from... the Czech Republic - Good, good, good!

11:57 | 01.08.11

In the third and last in a series of prize-winning entries in the IOM’s Media and Migration Competition, first place Magdalena Vaculciakova spends a pleasant afternoon with the Khupsawns - one of many Burmese families who have made new homes in central

Ag cur cogaidh ar an sonas - Waging war against happiness

11:57 | 01.08.11

Bhain sé scanradh as an domhan go léir an dóigh ar maraíodh na scórtha daoine san Iorua, agus fear buile ag dul ar an daoraí. Ní ábhar adhnua é an buama i lár na príomhchathrach,

Charles Laffiteauâ€™s Bigger Picture

11:55 | 01.08.11

The US Chamber of Commerce – a frequent foe of many of President Obama’s legislative proposals – and many American CEOs have spent much of the past year holding numerous educational meetings with members of Congress who are opposed to raising

Could machines replace teachers in South Koreaâ€™s classrooms? Andrew Farrell is scepticalâ€¦

11:55 | 01.08.11

A variation of the following ‘joke’ has been doing the rounds in Korea for a few years now: in the schoolyard, a little boy – let’s call him Mark – falls during breaktime and scrapes his knee. His teacher – let’s

Voluntary Madness By Norah Vincent (Chatto & Windus)

11:54 | 01.08.11

In 2006 ‘immersion journalist’ Norah Vincent recounted her experience of pretending to be a man in Self-Made Man, a book that made lots of noise and shot to the top of the New York Times bestseller list.

Raspberry and blackberry cheesecake

11:54 | 01.08.11

It’s cool, it’s sweet, it melts in the mouth – and no oven is required. It’s a simply perfect cheesecake!

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