Irishman in Welsh court on sex trafficking chargeAN IRISHMAN appeared in court in Wales on Saturday accused of human trafficking for the sex trade.Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Need for dioxin facility in Ireland highlightedMINISTER'S RESPONSE: The presence of organic pollutants known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was first detected early last…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Survey finds 360 migrant-led churches and chaplainciesMORE THAN 360 migrant-led churches and chaplaincies are in existence across Ireland, the majority of them African Pentecostal…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
One of five women discovered in suspected brothels leaves IrelandONE OF the five foreign women who were found by gardaí in a series of raids on suspected brothels across the State last week …Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Mentoring scheme to assist newly-arrived immigrantsIrish-resident "mentors" are being sought to share their time and experience with newly-arrived immigrants under a new scheme…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Significant increase in immigrants applying for voluntary repatriationTHERE HAS been a significant rise this year in the number of immigrants applying for voluntary repatriation through the International…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Obama success unlikely to aid Irish minority candidatesBARACK OBAMA'S inspirational election is unlikely to have much long-term effect on the political prospects of minority candidates…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Government urged to outlaw female genital mutilation"I know this pain is not going anywhere," said 20-year-old Ifrah Ahmed, a shy if strikingly self-possessed presence at the launch…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Somali woman at centre of visa affair was arrested in DublinA SOMALI woman who received an apology from the Minister for Justice in July because her family were needlessly left in a refugee…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Business delegation sets off for EthiopiaA TRADE mission of 40 Irish lawyers and business people left for Ethiopia yesterday to develop links between the two countries…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Tighter visa rules may be imposed on 11 countriesTHE GOVERNMENT will shortly consider whether to introduce new visa requirements for visitors from almost a dozen non-EU states…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
No major rise in Irish migrants to BritainSOME 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Importance of 'responsibility to protect' outlined at conferenceTHE "RESPONSIBILITY to protect" doctrine is one of the most significant conceptual shifts in international affairs since the …Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
5,000 Irish register for UK benefits in 6 monthsSome 5,000 Irish people registered to work or access benefits in the UK in the first half of the year, suggesting there was no…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Power addresses conference on foreign affairsThe "responsibility to protect" doctrine is one of the most significant conceptual developments in international affairs since…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Food advertising to children faces scrutinyTHE EFFECTIVENESS of current rules on advertising food and drink to children will be among the topics covered by a European research…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Irish share of migrant workers higher than all other EU statesIRELAND HAS received a far higher share of immigrants from countries that joined the EU in 2004 than any other EU state.Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Return of ban on same-sex marriage in CaliforniaPROPOSITIONS: CALIFORNIA VOTERS voted to reintroduce a ban on gay marriage, casting doubt over the unions of some 18,000 same…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Food crisis leaves one billion hungryTHE GLOBAL financial crisis cannot be used as an excuse for inaction on a food crisis that leaves almost one billion people hungry…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Immigrants' groups critical of funding cutINTEGRATION: IMMIGRANT AND voluntary groups have strongly criticised the Government's decision to withdraw funding from the …Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Budget did not protect the vulnerable, says HealyCORI JUSTICE COMMISSION: CHILDREN AND the working poor were the big losers from a Budget that failed to adequately protect the…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
More than 50 cases of trafficking into IrelandAT LEAST 50 foreign nationals have been trafficked into the Republic for forced labour in the past six years, according to new…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Migrant bodies' funding slashedIMMIGRATION: THE STATE'S advisory body on racism and intercultural affairs is to have all its Government funding withdrawn, …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Budget 'will hit children and working poor'Children and the working poor were the big losers from a Budget that failed to adequately protect the vulnerable, it was claimed…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Warning on dangers of migrant segregationTHE CLUSTERING of migrants in some areas may develop into segregation unless social integration is made a key aim of housing …Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Without our intervention abuses would still be going on, say politiciansREACTION: LABOUR TD Brendan Howlin and Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins reacted to the tribunal's criticism of their actions by insisting…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Commissioner unreservedly accepts findings of reportsCOMMISSIONER'S APOLOGY: GARDA COMMISSIONER Factna Murphy has apologised to those who were found to have been mistreated by members…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Nigerian priest dealt with legally, Ahern saysMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has insisted that gardaí and prison officers fully complied with "all the necessary legal and…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
'Isolated error' led to 3-year wait by SomalisMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has said the case of a Somali woman whose husband and three children were needlessly left in…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Migrant education hypocrisy criticised by HayesFINE GAEL education spokesman Brian Hayes has accused the Government of "unbelievable hypocrisy" for apparently changing its …Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Diversity does not damage learning, claims LenihanSOME PARENTS are removing their children from schools with large numbers of foreign-national pupils, despite evidence that diversity…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Government action on social integration criticisedTHE CHAIRWOMAN of the National Action Plan Against Racism has sharply criticised the pace of Government efforts on social integration…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Immersion classes in 20% of schoolsMORE THAN one in five primary and secondary schools use some form of immersion classes to teach English or Irish to newly-arrived…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Bishop asks Nigerian emigrants to go homeNIGERIANS LIVING in Ireland should consider returning home with newly acquired skills and experience in order to stem the "brain…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí identify body of stab victimGARDAÍ HAVE identified the murder victim whose body was found with stab wounds near Palmerstown in west Dublin last week.Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Christian ideology ignored - forumA MEDIA preoccupation with sensationalist critics of religion drowns out the many intellectual voices who claim a significant…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Bishop defends right to Catholic educationREDUCING THE debate over school patronage to a question of churches "clinging to power" trivialises what is at stake, Bishop …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
No directive on hijabs in classroom to be issuedTHE GOVERNMENT has decided not to issue a directive to schools on the wearing of the Islamic headscarf in classrooms, Minister…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Ireland in 16th place on least corrupt rankingIRELAND HAS been ranked as the 16th least corrupt country in a global survey of perceived corruption levels, a rise of one place…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Call for more scrutiny of immigration officersREPORTS OF aggressive treatment of tourists by gardaí at Dublin airport show the need for greater scrutiny of immigration officers…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Leadership races won't deter peace, Abbas tells MartinMIDDLE EAST: UNCERTAINTY CAUSED by leadership changes in Israel and the United States will not deter efforts to further the …Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Irish observer group will go to GeorgiaIRELAND IS to contribute four people to a 300-member EU observer group being deployed to Georgia next week.Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Martin meets Palestinian presidentUncertainty caused by leadership changes in Israel and the United States should not derail efforts to build on progress in the…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Concern over airport treatment of touristTOURISM OFFICIALS expressed concern to the Department of Arts and Tourism earlier this year about the behaviour of immigration…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Press Ombudsman gets 200 complaintsALMOST 200 complaints were made to the Press Ombudsman in the office's first six months in operation, new figures show.Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Over 30% of TV3 output to be home-producedTV3's HOME-PRODUCED programming will rise to more than 30 per cent of its total output under the terms of a new service contract…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Charity urges State to honour social promisesTHE SOCIETY of St Vincent de Paul has expressed concern that the social commitments contained in the deal struck by the social…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Politicians back call for arms trade treatyPOLITICIANS FROM all the main parties have given their support to a global campaign to ban the sale of arms to conflict zones…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Major study on attitudes to marriage and divorceATTITUDES TO marriage, parenting and divorce will be among the subjects of a major new research project that aims to capture …Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Only 24% of drug cases convictedJUST 24 PER CENT of drug driving incidents detected in 2006 led to convictions, and the failure to successfully prosecute in …Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
