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Celebrities form own political party

Last update: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 CELEBRITIES in Lithuania have founded their own party to contest the country’s October elections.

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Mixed findings in racism survey

Last update: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

SOME 37 per cent of Lithuanians claim to be tolerant to people of other races, yet over one fifth believe foreigners should stay in the countries they come from, a recent survey has revealed.

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‘We’re labelled as criminals, it’s devastating’, says NI Lithuanian rep

Last update: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 12:25 | By: Catherine Reilly

Petras Šlajus of the Lithuanian Association NI told Metro Éireann that at a recent inter-community meeting in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, one woman described Lithuanians as “trained killers”.

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A city on the verge of change

Last update: Thursday, February 28, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 Lina Zigelyte reflects on her recent return visit to Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, and her home city... 

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Legendary Lithuanian filmmaker to visit Dublin

Last update: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

 This month’s Dublin International Film Festival provides a rare opportunity to see a retrospective of the work of avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas.  

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The answer is blowing in the wind

Last update: Thursday, January 31, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

LINA ŽIGELYTĖ visits 4 Vėjai (4 Winds), the weekend school that’s helping Dublin’s Lithuanian children maintain links with their language and heritage   

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In search of a good cup of coffee

Last update: Thursday, January 24, 2008, 12:33 | © Metro Éireann

LINA ŽIGELYTĖ on the often fruitless search for decent coffee in Dublin

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Publicity lacking for test of Lithuanians’ language skills

Last update: Thursday, January 24, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

LINA ŽIGELYTĖ on how an important Lithuanian language competition has received scant promotion from the Lithuanian Embassy in Dublin

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Ireland leads, world follows?

Last update: Thursday, January 17, 2008, 12:12 | © Metro Éireann

LINA ŽIGELYTĖ wonders if Ireland is quite as advanced as it thinks it is...  

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What’s in a name?

Last update: Thursday, January 17, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

LINA ŽIGELYTĖ explains how in Lithuania, Galway becomes Galvejus and Munster turns into Mansteris 

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A Lithuanian prayer in the heart of the city

Last update: Thursday, January 10, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Dublin’s Lithuanians head to church at Christmas for God, music, friends – and tea. LINA ŽIGELYTĖ reports  

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Lithuanians In Ireland

Last update: Thursday, January 10, 2008, 00:00 | © Metro Éireann

Lina Zigelyte introduces our new Lithuanian page with a look at the information gap facing Lithuanians in Ireland, and how it can be addressed...

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