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Metro Éireann : 19.02.09

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Rewarding new literary talent

02:15 | 19.02.09

The winners of the second annual Metro Éireann Writing Award were announced last Tuesday. The competition, solely judged by Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle, is aimed at helping Ireland’s immigrant writers succeed and covers poetry, short stories,

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Teacher quality in Irish schools is paramount

02:12 | 19.02.09

Over the past week or so my ministerial visits have take me to a number of educational institutions, including UCD and DCU in Dublin, and the national school in the Claddagh area of Galway City.

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Social welfare - heaven or hell?

02:10 | 19.02.09

A friend of mine, Itohan, recently told me that the best thing to do during these troubled times is to travel back to Africa until the economic meltdown has passed over. In our continent, the people can hardly depend on governments to kick-start their lives.

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How can Batt sleep at night?

02:07 | 19.02.09

I entered politics in 2004 in an attempt to protect the most vulnerable in our society, most particularly in the education system. At that time there was so much money swishing around in the Government coffers and my mission was to redirect such excess funds

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