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Metro Éireann : 15.03.14

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Know your rights: What to do about mortgage arrears

11:36 | 01.07.14

According to statistics from the Central Bank, at the end of December 2013 there were 764,567 private residential mortgage accounts for principal dwellings held in Ireland, to a value of €107.4bn, and of these 136,564 accounts

Letters to America: â€˜The streets may look the same, but the faces of Dublin are changingâ€™

11:34 | 01.07.14

In the first of this summer’s new series by students on the DukeEngage programme, Caitlin McGough explains how working amid Dublin’s migrant communities has given her a new perspective on integration

Hassle-free holidays in Poland? Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth

11:32 | 01.07.14

Since the capitulation of communism in the early 1990s, our eastern brethren in Poland have used their newfound freedom to establish new lives abroad.

The Hague: a city of peace and justice

11:30 | 01.07.14

I have just spent several days in The Hague visiting the International Criminal Court; the Peace Palace, where activists from across the world hold peace conferences; and the headquarters of international police organisation Europol,

One of the toughest times of my life

11:28 | 01.07.14

When I look back, knowing what I know now, I wouldn’t have let anyone treat me like I had no brain of my own.

A letter to the Justice Minister

11:25 | 01.07.14

Dear Minister Fitzgerald, it is impossible for Ireland to claim to have an integration policy while the State treats asylum seekers as it currently does.

Egypt brings a dark day for media freedom

11:24 | 01.07.14

Egypt’s sentencing of several Al Jazeera journalists to lengthy prison terms for ‘spreading false news’ has been strongly condemned by the international community.

Soccer summerâ€™s full of surprises

11:22 | 01.07.14

Brazil 2014 is turning out to be one of the most interesting Fifa World Cups in recent memory, with amazing goals, brilliant matches, committed play and, perhaps most remarkable of all, some exceptional performances by teams most would consider rank underdogs.

World Cup shocks show need for radical change at home

11:21 | 01.07.14

No sooner did the whistle blow to end the England-Uruguay match than the red tops where sniping from the sidelines about the lack of English players competing in the English Premier League.

Food Review: Real Italian cuisine - in a south Dublin kitchen

11:20 | 01.07.14

The Italian Food and Wine Fair hosted at Ranelagh’s Pinocchio restaurant offered wine tasting, food sampling and an insight into traditional Italian cooking – all in a south Dublin kitchen.

Your First Year At Work: A Survival Guide By Shelagh Foster (MacMillan BookStorm)

11:19 | 01.07.14

Jonathan Jansen, vice-chancellor and rector at the University of the Free State in South Africa, said about Your First Year at Work that he wished “this book was around when I first entered the job market in my late teens”.

Caribbean doughnuts

11:17 | 01.07.14

This Caribbean recipe for the popular fried treat makes 30 doughnuts. Preparation should only take 10 minutes – not counting the hour the dough needs to chill!

Brown-Eyed Boy: Chapter VII

11:10 | 01.07.14

The Garda and HSE raided an empty house.

South Koreaâ€™s annus horribilis

11:09 | 01.07.14

This year will be remembered as South Korea’s annus horribilis – and we’re not even halfway through it.

The World at Home

11:07 | 01.07.14

Last time I discussed the hypocrisy of European democracies like France that supply advanced weaponry to Russia knowing they will be used to undermine democracy in its neighbouring states. But I want to go a step further and examine

Flowers for Daniel Keyes

11:06 | 01.07.14

Thinking of how to develop contemporary Irish literature, I often come to think that there is very little science fiction available in the language.

BlÃ¡thanna do Daniel Keyes

11:05 | 01.07.14

Ag déanamh mo mharana ar conas ba chóir litríocht Gaeilge ár linne a fhorbairt is minic a ritheas liom go bhfuil an teanga in anás ficsean eolaíochta.

Photo contest gives thanks to Irish-Polish friendship

11:03 | 01.07.14

Forum Polonia is celebrating 10 years of Poland in the European Union with a photography competition under the theme of Irish-Polish friendship.

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