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Metro Éireann : 01.12.11

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Bringing an end to modern-day slavery

03:26 | 01.12.11

They come to Ireland in search of new opportunities - education, jobs, money or just a fresh start. But instead they are given a false sense of hope and security. Domestic workers are common targets for exploitation and unfair treatment, writes Alyssa Goldman

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Ar oíche ghealaí… - On a moonlit night...

03:26 | 01.12.11

Is ait liom go bhfaighim suaimhneas áirithe nuair nach féidir liom néal codlata a fháil. Tharla sé an tseachtain seo caite: dhúisigh mé gan chúis thart ar 3 agus ní fhéadfainn dul ar ais

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Béal-litríocht agus stair in Éirinn agus Afraic - Oral literature and history in Ireland and Africa

03:25 | 01.12.11

An chuid is mó den ábhar léitheoireachta atá againn i nGaeilge dhúchasach na Gaeltachta is éard atá ann ná béaloideas – na scéalta a bhí á n-insint chois tine ag na seanchaithe.

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Charles Laffiteau\'s Bigger Picture

03:24 | 01.12.11

Last time I discussed the impact that Tea Party activists and Christian ‘values’ voters had on the presidential aspirations of three Republican governors held in high regard by the GOP establishment, but no longer involved in the 2012 campaign.

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A day at the races

03:24 | 01.12.11

Andrew Farrell visits the track for another sample of South Korea’s sporting culture

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Book Review by Roslyn Fuller Alms on the Highway By Various Authors (TCD Oscar Wilde Centre)

03:23 | 01.12.11

This collection of short stories and poems from the Oscar Wilde Centre at Trinity College Dublin starts out strong, winding ethereally down dark but cosy streets, and more or less keeps up the quality.

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Recipe by Jurgita Vaskel - Pumpkin and ginger jam

03:23 | 01.12.11

Pumpkin jam is such a lovely thing! It has a great colour, isn’t too sweet and has a lovely slightly spicy ginger flavour. Try it on warm toast and pancakes or as a filling for tarts.

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IT Tips with Marcin Kulik - An introduction to analysing your website’s statistics

03:23 | 01.12.11

Many website owners either ignore or don’t know how to properly read their website statistics. A superficial glance usually ends on the number of visitors and hits, but there’s much more to your web stats than that. Indeed, if used correctly,

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Hoolahan in running for Euro 2012

03:22 | 01.12.11

With Ireland’s place now confirmed at the Uefa European Championships in Poland and Ukraine next summer, Giovanni Trapattoni’s loyalties with his present squad of players will be tested to the full in the coming months.

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Achieving a world without HIV/Aids

03:22 | 01.12.11

A number of events will be held across the world to mark World Aids Day today, 1 December. Here in Ireland, two special events are set to take place today and tomorrow in the capital. This evening Dublin Lord Mayor Andrew Montague will oversee the lighting

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Where has the ‘R’ word gone?

03:21 | 01.12.11

I write this having just learned that Nigerian taxi driver Moses Ayanwole has died of his injuries after being brutally attacked by a white passenger on Dublin’s Pearse Street. I write with rage not only at the senseless murder, but also at the refusal

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Remembering my first job in Ireland

03:21 | 01.12.11

Soon after I had arrived in Ireland, I had to do some serious studying for my accountancy exams that were taking place the following summer. It was intense! But after that we had to wait over two months before the results arrived. Life can be boring

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Dachau: a reminder of world’s ugly past

03:20 | 01.12.11

The claustrophobia. The crematory. The gas chamber. I’ve heard about and seen these images almost my entire life, but now I was actually at one of the sites where hopes and lives of thousands were lost: the concentration camp at Dachau.

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Syria’s time of turmoil

03:20 | 01.12.11

We are all watching the events happening in Syria with hope that the regime of the Alawi monster Bashar al Assad will soon be toppled. Reports of defections from the Syrian Army are nothing new: right at the beginning of the protests, soldiers with sincerity

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An open letter to President Higgins

03:20 | 01.12.11

Congratulations, Mr President! Comh-ghairdeas! I salute your courage, charisma, bravery, wealth of experience and enthusiasm. I welcome your commitment “to achieve an inclusive citizenship where every citizen participates and everyone is treated with respect”.

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