Metro Eireann

Metro Éireann : 01.02.14

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UCD Prize honours friend of Irelandâ€™s immigrants

02:35 | 01.02.14

Teresa Brannick Medal commemorates late research lecturer’s long-standing commitment to equality & social justice

More than 50 Muslims killed in two attacks as Central African Republic crisis worsens

02:34 | 01.02.14

Amnesty International says it has uncovered new evidence of the slaughter of women, children and the elderly among the Muslim minority in the Central African Republic.

New anti-migrant party hopes to tap into general malaise

02:34 | 01.02.14

One thing is for sure: Peter O’Loughlin is no Nigel Farage.

Silence reigns in Rwanda over July 2013 murder of anti-corruption activist

02:34 | 01.02.14

Official investigations into the murder of a Rwandan anti-corruption activist appear to have ground to a halt six months later, says a human rights group.

Lessons of the Holocaust apply today more than ever - Shatter

02:33 | 01.02.14

Justice Minister Alan Shatter addressed hundreds of people of different faiths and ethnicities at the annual National Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration in Dublin recently.

Asylum numbers falling - but IOMâ€™s work in Ireland is never done

02:33 | 01.02.14

Asylum seekers are likely giving Ireland a miss because of the country’s low acceptance rate of asylum applications, the head of the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM’s) Dublin mission has said.

NUJ protests Delta State governorâ€™s anti-gay speech

02:32 | 01.02.14

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has written to the Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland protesting at the tone and content of a speech given in Dublin recently by the Governor of Delta State.

Delta Stateâ€™s governor is getting things done

02:32 | 01.02.14

The Governor of Nigeria’s Delta State was awarded the 2013 Inter-natio-al Outstanding Lead-ership Award by Metro Éireann at a ceremony in Dublin on 18 January.

An ÃšcrÃ¡in: idir an t-iarthar agus an t-oirthear - Ukraine: between the west and the east

02:31 | 01.02.14

Mar is léir d’aon duine a choinníos súil ar na príomhscéalta nuachta tá sochaí na hÚcráine á streachailt as a chéile ar fad, agus cuma an chogaidh chathartha ag teacht ar an tír

The World at Home

02:30 | 01.02.14

Previously I expressed some optimism that the positive developments at the end of 2013 involving the mutually beneficial agreement between Iran and the US Congress would carry over into 2014. Yet both at home and abroad, critics of President Obama’s decision

South Korea looks to make a lasting impression at Sochi

02:30 | 01.02.14

Friday 6 February sees the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in the Russian city of Sochi. A total of 88 countries will be represented at the games in the Black Sea resort city, and seven of those will be making their debut at this event.

Brown-Eyed Boy by Roddy Doyle Chapter II

02:29 | 01.02.14

Two weeks before the Hyundai Accent parked outside Conor and Deirdre’s house, a group of men and women who must all remain anonymous met in a room deep inside a Government department which must remain unnamed.The middle-aged man at the top of the

Chunky courgette and potato soup Recipe by Meredith Hicks

02:28 | 01.02.14

Spring is on the way but this simple, hearty soup will help you pass the chilly days that remain. Enjoy!

Book Review by Jeanette Rehnstrom

02:27 | 01.02.14

Dark Back of Time By Javier Marías (Penguin)

National Sports Campus is open to the community

02:27 | 01.02.14

New all-weather pitches and pavilion a boon to Blanchardstown and beyond says minister

Soccer stars unite against poverty

02:27 | 01.02.14

Superstars of the soccer world are among a growing list of players for the 11th annual Match Against Poverty.

Our response to Gov Uduaghanâ€™s comments

02:26 | 01.02.14

A number of local and international leaders in various fields, including the NUJ’s Irish secretary Séamus Dooley and Delta State Governor Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, were honoured at Metro Éireann’s International Leadership Award ceremony

The absurdity of asylum in Israel

02:25 | 01.02.14

Last December some 200 African asylum seekers started a march from the open detention centre Holot in the south of the country towards the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem. “We are not afraid to march, sun, rain or snow,” said Masala,

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