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Will Madonna be the super-hero fighting against the Front National?
Madonna was invited on a French TV Show a few days ago and shared her point of view concerning the Front National. For those of you who have never heard of the Front National, they are an extreme-right party which bases their political…
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Do women’s deeds pay off?
By Serephine Habimana We all are aware of the mystery and bravery of a woman, how she works hard and protects her family in times of need but I wonder if women really reap what they sow? As hundreds of events will take place…
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The nightmare continues in Madagascar
Since the beginning of January, Antananarivo has faced massive floods. According to the BNGRC (office in charge of dealing with natural risks & disasters), there are 60,000 disaster victims counted and 19 people were found dead after the disastrous floods. Due to unusually heavy rains,…
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Vote Impending for Jake’s Law
Roseanne and Chris Brennan, parents of Jake, a six year old boy killed in a road accident outside his home in Kilkenny finish a three day protest outside the Dáil at 6.25 pm today. They have been joined by friends and family in…
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Climate activists disappointed that Climate Bill ignores their recommendations
By Seraphine Habimana At an extraordinary public meeting about Top Climate Chaos, members of the Oireachtas environment committee and civil society organisations condemned the Climate Action Bill for being weak, saying the government has ignored the Committee’s proposal to include climate justice. The draft…
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April will be Indie
By Defné Cetin Just a bit of courage, April’s first light will show up soon, we’ll do what we want and finally be able to lighten up. What a bad introductory sentence to talk to you about four Indie bands that will release albums…
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Retention fee standoff threat to health system
St Vincent’s Hospital (Photo: Sinéad Fitzgerald) It goes without saying how important our Nursing staff are to our Health system. There are currently in and around 60,000 nurses on the Irish Register. Each year they pay a retention fee in order to…
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Will 2015 be another year of intolerance?
Freedom: The voice of silence. Illustration by Ricardo Campus By Maira DeGois Undoubtedly, the beginning of this year has been most unwelcome for media workers. Through the news, we saw events that made us think about the fate of humankind such as the Charlie…
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McIlroy’s case set to tee off at 11am on Wednesday
(Image by Mark Shierbecker/Wikimedia) By Donal Lucey The first major of the season, the Masters, is just nine weeks away but world number 1 Rory Mcilroy must first face a tough battle in the High Court. The multi-million euro case involving…
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New York battles storm Juno and Ireland is issued yellow weather warning
Wednesday, 28th January By: Hannan Raisuni The weather in New York this week has reached dangerous levels. Streets have been closed, school has been cancelled and the city is at a total standstill. Last night storm Juno ripped through New England with ferocious…
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