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Metro Éireann : 01.05.12

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Homage to Catalonia By George Orwell (Penguin)

13:23 | 01.05.12

Book Review by Sergio Angulo Bujanda

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Chocolate salami

13:22 | 01.05.12

There’s always time for dessert with this quick and easy Italian chocolate salami. Best of all, there‘s no raw meat and no baking involved! Indulge your sweet tooth.

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Old Folks by Roddy Doyle - Chapter 4

13:21 | 01.05.12

It was cold this morning, a cold that reminded Dariya of winters at home – but damper. Her fingers were numb. She had difficulty getting the Chubb key into the lock. She had difficulty holding the key. She felt like a small child, a toddler.

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Defender Dunne hopeful at joining Ireland’s eleven

13:21 | 01.05.12

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni seldom looks for star names to be included in his squads, but one man who often shines in the Irish team is defensive maestro Richard Dunne.

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Focus on fun at Mini Cricket World Cup

13:20 | 01.05.12

Though the rain threatened at times, it was a mostly sunny day at the second annual Mini World Cup Cricket Tournament, which took place at the Railway Union Sports Club in Sandymount, south Dublin on 21 April.

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Russia hoping for a revolution at Euros

13:20 | 01.05.12

Having topped their European Championship qualifying group for the first time in five attempts, Russia will have great expectations going into this summer’s showpiece event in Poland and Ukraine.

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Reduce household debt for return to growth

13:19 | 01.05.12

In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged world governments to introduce policies to reduce debt in our households, including mortgage write-downs. With reference to Ireland, the IMF said household debt –

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Ahmadiyya ‘cannot have their cake and eat it’

13:19 | 01.05.12

Citizenship, the common thread that connects all Irish nationals, links the individual to the state through the shared values of freedom, liberty and equality. Alongside these cherished privileges, citizenship claims also bestow upon the claimant entitlements

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No child should be rendered homeless

13:18 | 01.05.12

Homeless Truths, the report from Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan, is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of childhood and how even the most basic rights of children and young people are ignored.

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Suu Kyi’s victory gives hope for people of Burma

13:18 | 01.05.12

Aung San Suu Kyi’s tenacity, patience and commitment to peaceful and democratic methods seem finally to have paid off, with her party winning 43 out of 44 ‘open’ parliamentary seats in a Burmese by-election. One hopes that these electoral

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End direct provision

13:12 | 01.05.12

I have written about the direct provision system for asylum seekers several times before. It is an inhumane system, in which hostel managers have the discretion to maltreat asylum seekers at will, and in which asylum seekers live in ‘zones of exception’

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What kind of an au pair was I?

13:11 | 01.05.12

Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

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Engaging legal services in Ireland: Part 2

13:10 | 01.05.12

Engaging the services of a solicitor

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The books that changed my life forever

13:10 | 01.05.12

I felt redeemed when writing for the barracks newspaper during my military service back home in Spain. I found something that was going to help me, then and for a long time to come. The park grass of the barracks looked greener, the canteen food tasted better,

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