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Metro Éireann : 15.12.11

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Pope brings message of hope

00:18 | 15.12.11

Pope Benedict XVI has told people around the world to celebrate Christmas not with “gifts” alone but also with their “hearts”.

Migrants to march for legalised status

00:18 | 15.12.11

Hundreds of undocumented migrants and their families will join supporters of the Justice for the Undocumented Campaign in a candlelight march from Grafton St to Leinster House on Saturday 17 December.

Dublin bash celebrates 50 years of Amnesty

00:18 | 15.12.11

THE IRISH BRANCH of Amnesty International celebrated the organisation’s 50th anniversary at a concert in Dublin on 10 December.

Irish Bahaâ€™is welcome Human Rights Day

00:17 | 15.12.11

THE BAHA’I community in Ireland celebrated international Human Rights Day with a special seminar in Dublin recently.

â€˜Guardian angelsâ€™ appeared at multi-faith event says mystic

00:17 | 15.12.11

IRISH MYSTIC Lorna Byrne has claimed that angels showed her something at a multi-faith gathering in Dublin that she has “never seen before”.

France faces big decision over voting rights for foreigners

00:17 | 15.12.11

The rights of non-EU immigrants in France have come under the spotlight as the country’s upper house voted 173 to 166 to approve changes to voting in local elections.

Providing a safe haven for threatened scholars

00:17 | 15.12.11

Hard economic times have affected many programmes within Trinity College, but one organisation in particular is trying to add another dimension of diversity in spite of the struggles to sustain itself.

Turkish Airlines is reaching new heightsin Ireland and abroad

00:16 | 15.12.11

When Turkish Airlines commenced operations in Ireland on 7 April 2006, its first flight had approximately 150 passengers on board. Just two years later, the airline was operating a daily schedule out of Dublin.

Ahmadiyya leader urges Pope to encourage tolerance worldwide

00:16 | 15.12.11

Pope Benedict XVI has been urged to use his influence to encourage religious tolerance and basic human values throughout the world.

Conference discusses mediaâ€™s impact on diaspora

00:16 | 15.12.11

‘Diaspora, migration and the media’ was the theme of an academic conference hosted at NUI Maynooth by the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) in December.

Controversy as Kabila wins another term in DR Congo

00:16 | 15.12.11

Joseph Kabila has been re-elected as president of DR Congo following the country’s general election at the end of last month.

Allegations of election fraud bring Russians to the streets

00:15 | 15.12.11

Russians have come out to the streets in droves to protest the results of the recent parliamentary elections, following allegations of vote rigging.

New chapters being written in Irish missionary work abroad

00:15 | 15.12.11

Catherine Reilly speaks with different Irish-born missionaries who have helped contribute to Ireland’s long tradition of helping the impoverished abroad

Human rights day vigil remembers slain taximan

00:14 | 15.12.11

Human Rights Day on 10 December saw representatives of immigrant led-organisations, community groups and human rights activists organise a candlelight vigil to remember all victims of racism.

Grieving widow calls for calm as Moses Ayanwole is laid to rest

00:14 | 15.12.11

“MD, get up,” cried Olusola Ayanwole – the widow of taxi driver Moses Ayanwole, who was fatally attacked on the streets of Dublin in November – as she rubbed her husband’s coffin at his funeral in Mulhuddart cemetary recently.

00:14 | 15.12.11

Tá sé de nós againn a bheith an-dian orainn féin, go háirithe ag an am seo den bhliain. Geallaimid dúinn féin nach n-íosfaimid aon seacláid nó aon phrátaí agus go ndéanfaimid

Charles Laffiteau\'s Bigger Picture

00:13 | 15.12.11

For my final column of 2011, I’m going to discuss the remaining three Republican presidential hopefuls and their stated – as well as their real – reasons for declining to run in 2012.

South Koreaâ€™s year in review

00:13 | 15.12.11

It\'s that time of the year again, when journalists fill newspaper pages with lists of the most memorable, tragic and funny moments of the past 12 months.

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