Catherine Reilly

Royal wedding causes a stir - among Irish schoolkids

Last update: 21:32 | 15.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

THE BRITISH EMBASSY in Dublin has received phone calls from Irish schoolchildren asking questions of a highly sensitive nature – namely the design of bride-to-be Kate Middleton’s wedding dress.

Students urged to get cracking for Young Scientist 2012

Last update: 21:32 | 15.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

Secondary students of all nationalities have been urged to get their thinking caps on at the launch of the 2012 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. Title sponsor BT has committed to support the event – the largest of its kind in Europe

Dundalk finally gets Muslim burial ground

Last update: 21:31 | 15.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

AN ISLAMIC BURIAL section is to be established at a Dundalk cemetery after repeated requests over six years by the local Muslim community.

Nigerian pastor hails US ‘pulpit exchange’

Last update: 22:49 | 01.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

A DUBLIN-BASED Nigerian pastor has spoken of his “wonderful experience” on a recent ‘pulpit exchange’ in the United States.

A match made - in Dublin

Last update: 22:48 | 01.04.11 | © Metro Éireann

“I’m married to Denis; Anton is my brother and he married Oksana, Denis’s sister.” Ksenia Stepanenko – née Khlivna – has outlined the scenario as simply as possibly, but it still takes a few seconds to mentally

New rules for foreign doctors would be ‘discrimination’

Last update: 22:18 | 01.03.11 | © Metro Éireann

ANY LAW treating foreign-born doctors differently from their Irish counterparts would amount to discrimination, Overseas Medics of Ireland (OMI) has said.

What will the new Govt mean for Ireland’s immigrants?

Last update: 22:18 | 01.03.11 | © Metro Éireann

IN ITS manifesto and party statements, Fine Gael is blurry on immigration issues. However, a deep conservatism can be read between the lines – and a preoccupation with asylum issues is plain to see.

Citizenship delays deny immigrants of right to vote

Last update: 22:17 | 01.03.11 | © Metro Éireann

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE who’ve paid taxes in Ireland for several years were disenfranchised at last week’s polls due to citizenship application timeframes.

MRCI celebrates graduates in community work programme

Last update: 15:29 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

SOME 22 MIGRANTS have graduated from a specialised community work programme accredited by NUI Maynooth and co-ordinated by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI).

Asylum family fights re-housing

Last update: 15:28 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

RESIDENTS AT a south-west Dublin asylum seeker hostel are rallying behind a woman from Chechnya who is under threat of transfer to Cork, having been accused of slapping a staff member.

Belgium’s veil ban brings protest to Dublin embassy

Last update: 15:27 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

AROUND 25 MUSLIMS protested outside the Belgian embassy in Dublin last weekend, opposing the country’s proposed penalties against Muslim women who wear face veils.

Killing cartoonist ‘is Islamic duty’ says ex-nurse

Last update: 15:27 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

AN IRISH CONVERT to Islam has told Metro Éireann that any Muslim with the opportunity to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who drew the Prophet Muhammad as a dog, is obliged to do so.

‘There’s no black or white Ireland’

Last update: 15:26 | 27.05.10 | © Metro Éireann

Just a few weeks into her new role as Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Integration and Human Rights, the Green Party’s Mary White tells Catherine Reilly about her plans and priorities for integration

Ireland `must tap African potential`

Activists have their say at Africa Day celebrations

Fashion night to raise awareness of FGM

A YOUNG SOMALIAN woman living in Dublin has organised a fashion event aimed at promoting awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Asylum seeker’s case set for review

A CASE challenging aspects of Ireland’s system of accommodation for asylum seekers is expected to come before the High Court for a judicial review hearing next Monday.

Life ‘difficult’ for couple separated by deportation

A NIGERIAN COUPLE – one a legal resident and the other recently deported – have spoken of the effects of their enforced split.

Muslims’ concerns over FGM ban

A LEADING MUSLIM organisation in Ireland has expressed concern that “female circumcision” will be banned under prospective legislation.

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