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Metro Éireann : 05.02.09

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Shalini: I‘m no hero!

16:25 | 05.02.09

Broadcaster Sinha speaks exclusively on the recent home birth of her new son.

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Combat 18 ‘not behind’ Tyrone racist attacks, says community worker

16:24 | 05.02.09

A SPATE of racist attacks in a Co Tyrone estate are not the work of a neo-Nazi organisation but of two or three local thugs, a community worker has told Metro Éireann.

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Fashion, Muslim style

16:23 | 05.02.09

TRENDY Islamic headscarves will be showcased at a fashion event in Dublin on Saturday.

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Congo migrants denied special ‘protection’ status in Ireland

16:22 | 05.02.09

IMMIGRANTS from conflict-ridden DR Congo are among those being refused permission to stay in Ireland under a last-gasp immigration measure.

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Delays hamper money transfers to Zimbabwe

16:21 | 05.02.09

MONEY TRANSFERS to Zimbabwe are facing significant delays, say Ireland-based natives of the devastated southern African country.

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Nigerian embassy ‘in the dark’ over travel warning

16:20 | 05.02.09

‘GO EXPLORE Nigeria,’ the Embassy of Nigeria in Ireland has been urging on its website. ‘Don’t’ is the contrasting message from Ireland’s Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs.

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Red alert for developer as Russians and locals in Harold’s Cross unite in protest

16:20 | 05.02.09

A Russian Orthodox parish in south Dublin has joined forces with local residents in opposing a massive new development which they say “will damage the community”.

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‘Do I stay or do I go?’

16:19 | 05.02.09

Irish join migrants in heading for ports

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Foreign nursing staff at Dublin hospital ‘must speak English’

16:18 | 05.02.09

FOREIGN NURSES at a well-known private hospital in Dublin have been reminded to speak in English while doing their rounds.

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It’s the Nina in me

16:16 | 05.02.09

Now touring Ireland with her unflinchingly personal one-woman show, Karen Underwood - the ‘Chicago Diva’ - tells Jenny Hauser how discovering her talent for singing helped her throw off the shackles of a strict upbringing

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‘Yoga is a palliative for a stressful life’

16:15 | 05.02.09

Yoga teacher Paola Catizone speaks to Denise O’Riordan about taking yoga in a new direction through her community work here and abroad

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Still fit to print?

16:14 | 05.02.09

Is Ireland’s Polish community in Ireland still strong enough to support its own local media? Anna Paluch speaks with the editor of Polski Express, Anna Pas, about how the Polish media in Ireland is changing to meet new expectations

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India’s real jewel

16:13 | 05.02.09

Concluding his account of his recent visit to India, Charles Laffiteau comes into contact with some of the country’s greatest riches - and the poorest of the poor

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FF’s Olsevska raises eyebrows in Portlaoise

16:12 | 05.02.09

A LITHUANIAN woman contesting the upcoming local elections has proposed to take Portlaoise residents on recuperative trips to her native country in order to beat the notoriously long queues at the nearby Midland Regional Hospital.

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ARE PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN SELFISH?

16:11 | 05.02.09

“No. I have chosen not to have children and I’m not a selfish person. Having children is a commitment until you die. If you bring children into this world, no matter what you do to protect them, they will still get hurt. Also, if you were to die

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Our Irish columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin on the passing of Bob Doyle, a hero who took up arms in the fight for social justice

16:06 | 05.02.09

On 22 January this year, one of Ireland’s last true communists died. Bob Doyle was born in Dublin in 1916 to a poor working class family. Doyle had a difficult childhood; while his father was away at sea, his mother was interned in a mental asylum, and

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Home, but not for long

16:05 | 05.02.09

My homebound flight cut into Dublin at an angle which gave me a great view of the city below. It looked as grey, damp and low-key as ever, but I couldn’t help but get excited, so much so that when the plane rolled to a stop and the seatbelt signs pinged

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Smoking is seriously affecting our youth

16:03 | 05.02.09

A new report published last Monday on the attitude of Irish teenagers to smoking revealed that they see it as a means to being recognised by their peers, and that being socially accepted is more important than the danger smoking poses to their health.

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