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Metro Éireann : 15.05.13

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Letters to the Editor

11:31 | 15.05.13

Help choose 2013’s People of the Year Each year the People of the

Anti-racism body launches open access â€˜public journalâ€™

11:29 | 15.05.13

The Anti Racist Network Ireland (ARN) launched the first issue of its new journal at an event in Dublin recently.

CityFolk

11:29 | 15.05.13

Zimbabwean Reuben Hambakachere on…

Editorial: A brighter outlook for war-torn Somalia

11:28 | 15.05.13

Over €73m in aid was pledged recently by international donors to help rebuild conflict-ravaged Somalia.

No questions asked on asylum seeker deaths

11:28 | 15.05.13

Neither the HSE nor the Coroner Service have ever raised any issue surrounding asylum seeker accommodation following resident deaths, it has emerged.

Dying in silence: Madeline Rosenberger looks into the hidden world of women trafficked into the sex industry in Ireland

11:26 | 15.05.13

The problem of human trafficking is again coming into the public eye, as a result of the recent case against alleged trafficker Trust Egharevba, a Dublin-based Nigerian woman.

Africa Centre faces closure in funding crisis

11:25 | 15.05.13

The Africa Centre is facing the threat of closure due to lack of funding, it has emerged.

New bill aims to outlaw purchase of sex

11:24 | 15.05.13

A new bill provides for the criminalisation of sex purchasers with the aim of removing the “attractiveness of prostitution and trafficking” from organised criminal elements, according to its explanatory memorandum.

Co-ops provide a real alternative: Africa is set to host its first global co-op summit - but will Cape Town see the launch of a co-operative world revolution, asks Michael McGowan

11:23 | 15.05.13

The news that the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) has chosen Cape Town in South Africa as the venue for its 2013 general assembly this November is a clear vote of confidence in Africa and the developing world. It will be the first time in the 118-year

Cannes brings the great and the good

11:22 | 15.05.13

Séamas McSwiney previews this year\'s Cannes Film Festival, which comes once more with an international flavour

Working towards one goal. Mariaam Bhatti: Tales of a Domestic Worker

11:22 | 15.05.13

I didn’t realise at the time that I was developing and growing as a person every day I spent with the women in the Domestic Worker Action Group (DWAG). But I did realise I was slowly becoming a happy person after half a year of no socialising or even

Third timeâ€™s a charm for Africa Day Awards

11:21 | 15.05.13

The third Africa Day Awards is to be held on Saturday 25 May at the prestigious Radisson Blu Royal Hotel near Dublin Castle, organisers have announced.

Latvians make a song and dance of it!

11:19 | 15.05.13

The Latvian community in Ireland held their second annual Culture Day celebration in Dublin recently, centred around an exhibition on Latvia’s song and dance traditions and a procession through the streets of Temple Bar.

Ireland making waves in Bollywood and beyond

11:17 | 15.05.13

Connections between Ire-land and India’s famous Bollywood film industry have been growing in recent years, despite an apparent lack of interest among the Irish public

Know Your Rights with Femi Daniyan; Personal injury: sustained or overruled?

11:17 | 15.05.13

Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions. In Ireland, the Injuries Board is the State body responsible for the assessment of injury and the awarding of a monetary compensation in respect of the injury, where that injury was

Dirty business in Irelandâ€™s wild west

11:17 | 15.05.13

Rossport is a small town on the northwest coast of Ireland in Co Mayo, facing the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by the Irish countryside. It’s an idyllic place – at least it was until 2004, when Shell, the multinational oil and gas company, made

Zambia project was the best trip of our lives

11:15 | 15.05.13

O’Connell School in Dublin has had an immersion link with Zambia since 2005, which has resulted in five visits to the African country over the years. Here the pupils and teachers who embarked on the latest trip this past February share their thoughts

Who was Margaret Thatcher?

11:14 | 15.05.13

I have a discussion session with some of the youngsters in my local church every Sunday, and the most recent topic I raised was what they thought of Margaret Thatcher.

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