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Metro Éireann : 28.05.09

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Latvians leave Leinster League in protest

12:33 | 28.05.09

THE IMMIGRANT soccer team D-Pils FC have pulled out of the Leinster Football League (LFL) in protest at the FAI’s ruling against their claim of assault by members of another club.

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Landen found ‘not guilty’

12:33 | 28.05.09

After hearing the case, FAI officials found Landen guilty of “gross misconduct” and suspended the three players who were given red cards. The association also fined the club €500 and warned them as to their future conduct. But crucially, the

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Clane welcomes Fáilte Isteach project to encourage integration of migrants

12:33 | 28.05.09

MINISTER FOR Older People and Health Promotion, Áine Brady TD, today officially launches the Fáilte Isteach Clane project in Clane Parish Centre.

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‘No way’ for illegal Nigerians - Justice

12:32 | 28.05.09

THE IRISH Government has no plans to regularise Nigerians who are illegally resident in Ireland, the Department of Justice has toldMetro Éireann.

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Immigrants can recharge the economy, says new report

12:32 | 28.05.09

AS ROCKETING unemployment in Ireland continues, a new report suggests that immigrants in Ireland could hold the key to reinvigorating the economy.

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Equality body appoints new chief

12:31 | 28.05.09

THE EQUALITY Authority has appointed a new chief executive, following the controversial resignation of Niall Crowley last December.

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Roddy Doyle’s LOCAL Chapter 5: The Debate

12:31 | 28.05.09

The dog was sweet but not an asset when it came to persuading the people of Mulhuddart to vote for Chidimma Agu (FF). So the family kept the dog and gave him a name, Biffo, but he stayed in the back garden, barking at the grass, when Chidimma went out canvassing.

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Haneke takes the Palme d’Or

12:30 | 28.05.09

THE CANNES Film Festival sometimes brings big surprises. It’s not unheard of for unlikely films to win all the plaudits while touted flicks are missing from the list of winners.

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Charles Laffiteau\'s Bigger Picture

12:29 | 28.05.09

Last week I predicted that a new Democratic majority would probably be in power for at least a generation. Since then, a large survey of more than 7,000 American voters by Gallup was released which both amplifies and lends additional support to that argument.

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Robert Carry: an Irishman abroad - Wedding in paradise

12:28 | 28.05.09

So there we were – a rag-tag assortment of Carrys and other hangers-on, waiting around on a beach on the southern most tip of the Thai peninsula, close to the Malaysian border. We were gathered there ahead of the marriage of Irish girl Emma and Columbian

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Summer weather brings Polish families together

12:28 | 28.05.09

Like their friends and relatives back home, Polish people in Ireland have spent most May weekends enjoying the open air, whether it be on field trips, walking tours or religious pilgrimages.

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Tekstmessage

12:28 | 28.05.09

It’s the start of summer in Poland, when most people head outdoors for weekends from now right up to October. Indeed, a May picnic in the countryside, in a park or by a river or lakeside is a long-standing tradition.

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News from the outposts

12:27 | 28.05.09

Large-scale emigration from Lithuania has created a new paradigm of news stories within its media, reporter Egle Digryte tells CATHERINE REILLY

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Our Irish columnist Gearóid Ó Colmáin recounts a Kafka-esque experience at the Ryanair ticket counter…

12:27 | 28.05.09

I resisted getting a credit card for a long time – until a few months ago, in fact. I didn’t really need one, as I would have friends book flights for me online whenever necessary. But now Ryanair have put an end to my fiscal simplicity.

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Ken Doherty\'s Recipe Honeyed Walnuts

12:26 | 28.05.09

According to Pliny the Elder, “Cattle that have eaten poisonous honey throw themselves to the ground, seeking to cool their bodies which are running with sweat.”

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Burma’s Suu Kyi trial is a sham

12:25 | 28.05.09

The trial of Burma’s opposition leader continues this week. Aung San Suu Kyi is charged with breaching the terms of her house arrest, following her decision to allow a US national to briefly stay in her residence.

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What does Africa mean to you?

12:25 | 28.05.09

One of the first questions often asked between strangers is ‘Where do you come from?’ Considering this makes me wonder: what does your place of birth mean to you?

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Not one for the ‘Irish way’

12:23 | 28.05.09

Last week I attended the humanist funeral of David Marcus, Ireland’s foremost literary editor, who supported scores of writers by publishing their short stories, novels and poems through his work as literary editor at the Irish

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