COMMEMT: Chinedu OnyejelemOn Friday 11 November, Michael D Higgins was inaugurated as the ninth President of Ireland since the foundation of the State in 1922.
A new lecture series seeks to raise awareness about pivotal issues and emerging trends in international development by bringing prominent figures in the field to Ireland.
APPLICATIONS for the new version of the Irish travel document are now being accepted. A travel document assists qualifying non-Irish nationals who are resident in the State to travel, but the type of travel document issued will depend on the specific
A NEW LAW requires air carriers to provide advance information to immigration authorities on passengers travelling from non-EU countries to Ireland.
By Alyssa Goldman and Amanda Sawit “In Ireland we have two days of nice weather in September, and for some reason we call it an ‘Indian summer’,” said Today FM presenter Conall O Morain, who hosted a special event to recognise
About one in four older LGBT people have not disclosed their sexual identity to their healthcare providers due to fears of a negative reaction, according to a recent study conducted by the Gay Lesbian Equality Network (Glen).
Irish human rights groups have warned that the State’s social protection policies are being undermined by mistakes made at the front line by civil servants.
South Dublin County Council’s sixth annual Social Inclusion Week was jointly launched by the Minister for Social Protection and the council’s mayor last week.
A reception was held last week to honour a Limerick media personality and social entrepreneur who took the online media prize at the recent 2011 MAMA Awards.
A unique collection of private correspondence from renown-ed Nigerian social activist Ken Saro-Wiwa written while he was on death row has been donated to NUI Maynooth.
A Congolese national has been crowned Miss Africa Ireland for 2011.
The runner-up in the Miss Nigeria Ireland beauty pageant has been crowned as queen after pageant organisers stripped the original winner of all entitlements.
Third level education doesn’t just impact students, as parents tend to garner most of the financial burden – especially when it comes to migrant families.
The slow progress of building confidence and trust between the Garda and ethnic and religious minority communities in Ireland was brought to light at the diversity workshop in Dublin Castle earlier this month. “My daughter told me one day that
EU policies are continuing to seriously undermine rights in developing countries, says a new report. Published by Concord, the confederation of European development NGOs, the report – titled ‘Spotlight on EU Policy Coherence for Development’
A charity supporting young people in care has welcomed the announcement that data collected by the State on those who leave care aged 18 but receive aftercare services will be available shortly.
The Government has been urged to adopt a new focus on Ireland’s local economies. Over 250 participants at an event at Cork’s Millennium Hall last week, organised by Claiming Our Future in association with PlanBetter, heard that this is “the
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