The desire to find work is often credited as the number one reason why immigrants come to Ireland. However, many find that opportunities are simply not available to them, and as such there is a significant and growing number of immigrants here who are unemployed.
Brendan O’Shea looks at what motivates migrant workers to seek new lives abroad - and what causes others to stick it out at home
The prospect of a ‘South African Spring’ cannot be ruled out if internal problems in the ruling African National Congress persist, and the ANC continues to lose popular support – mainly as a result of lack of delivery in housing and education.
What can we do to help the vulnerable?
The Westmeath Examiner editorial on Saturday 30 March says that “our deal with the banks was simple: it is our money.” If only it were that simple!
More than 800 people have now signed the Immigrant Council of Ireland’s petition for new family reunification rules that are fair, clear and just for all.
Hundreds of people across Britain have staged events to celebrate the passing of Margaret Thatcher, who died last Monday aged 87 after a stroke in a London hotel.
The fight against match fixing received a huge boost earlier this month following the decision by the South African government to set up an independent judicial commission of inquiry to investigate games overseen by its national soccer body ahead of the
There are high hopes that a 21-year-old Chinese soccer star will soon dominate the sport worldwide.
One-Inch Punch by Oran Ryan (Seven Towers)
Chicken adobo
Spicy shrimp salad with saffron rice
Trained nurse Maria Cárdenas traded the medical profession for the fashion world, transforming into a designer and maker of quality coats, jackets and shirts.
In November 2010, North Korean forces fired approximately 170 artillery shells at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, killing two civilians and two soldiers. South Korea retaliated by targeting North Korean gun positions, reportedly killing up to 10
The World at Home
“Haigh tusa!” – that’s “Hi there!” in Irish.
The eastern dialect of Finnish - a new scientific language
Ceann de na scéalta nuachta ba mhó a tháinig aniar aduaidh orainn le déanaí is ea an tráchtas teangeolaíochta a d’fhoilsigh an scoláire óg Jani Koskinen – nó ‘Koskiin’,