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The impact of immigration and multiculturalism on Irish society has brought about some unforeseen challenges that need to be addressed, writes Méadbh Ní Dhuinn. The OECD Reviews of Migrant Education Ireland (2009, p. 9) describes how “Immigration is a relatively new phenomenon in Ireland. Between 8 and 10% of students
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Alán Camilo Cienfuegos discusses the true legacy of the bizarrely beloved JFK. It is 50 years since John F. Kennedy, then president of the US, visited Ireland, in 1963. And now, just as then, the media both here and in the US is replete with praise and admiration for the
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Alán Camilo Cienfuegos writes about Obama’s latest appointment…. Barack Obama’s nomination of Irish-born academic and writer Samantha Power to the post of US Ambassador to the UN is yet another example of the increasing trend toward ‘humanitarian’ war by the US government’s hawks in sheep’s clothing.
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The surge of precarious and part-time employment, unpaid internships and false starts expose Ireland’s bad attitude to young peoples’ future, writes Ronan Burtenshaw. Originally posted here. IN 1913, thousands of Dublin workers found themselves locked out of their workplaces for demanding recognition. As we remember the centenary of that
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A long time ago if someone was beginning to draw conclusions that all was not right with the world they might have bought a pamphlet or gone to a meeting, or debated with people down the pub or at work. Today unfortunately the path of least resistance for many people
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James Falconer on the Butcher’s Apron, originally posted here – http://jimmyfalc.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/the-union-jack-is-everywhere/ If one were to travel extensively one would see the British flag on many different objects throughout the world. These range from items of clothing, phone covers, wallets, bed sheets, bags/suitcases,
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A Turkish student gives her account of what is happening in the country at the moment… All my Turkish friends are up tonight. We are trying to get a glimpse of the news through a minority of TV channels which are not afraid of the government’s censorship policies. It
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Alán Camilo Cienfuegos writes about the recent events in London…. Britain is today left reeling after an attack in Woolwich, London, yesterday left a man, apparently a British soldier, dead – hacked to death by two men described as Islamic fundamentalists, who butchered him in the street while shouting ‘God is
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– Maeve Dunne writes about the Loreto Day School in Kolkata, India as an example of the empowering potential of equality-based education. This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Loreto Day School in Kolkata, India exemplifies the power of education and its positive effect upon communities and society at large.
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Young Peoples’ Radical Assemly, Wednesday 22nd May, 1-5pm, Rowlagh Community Centre, Neilstown Road. Hosted by Councillor Gino Kenny The idea of a young peoples’ assembly is to bring young people together from the locality to see the effects of austerity and what its effects is doing to their lives. Young
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– Derek McKenna breaks down some of the Government’s myths about ‘Jobsbridge’ and explains how it serves only to provide exploitative employers with free labour. As a recent university graduate and new member of Ireland’s massive 14% + unemployed club, I have been eagerly scouring the internet looking for work.
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– Robert Nielsen gives an outline of the key moments in Ireland’s troubled history with abortion. Ireland has the most peculiar relationship with abortion in the world. You see, in Ireland we pretend it doesn’t exist. Abortion is something to be ignored at all costs and unlike in most