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Civil Partnership a Cross-Country Success as Every County Celebrates
By the end of September, 862 Civil Partnerships had already taken place. That’s an average of two civil partnerships every day since they first became publicly available in April 2011. So, where are there most lesbian and gay civil partners across the country? Dublin 8…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN)
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Apartheid revisited, for a better future
By Sue Blaine STEPPING from the dazzling light of a highveld day into the dimness of the rooms in the ramparts at Johannesburg’s Old Fort — home, until the end of the year, to the South African History Archive’s exhibition on apartheid-era detention without trial…
Author: Business Day Live
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Two Civil Partnership Ceremonies Conducted on Average Each Day
By Pamela Duncan An average of two civil partnership ceremonies have taken place per day since their introduction last year, with a total of 862 ceremonies registered between April 2011 and September 2012. In that time period, 1,724 lesbian and gay people from 61 countries…
Author: Irish Times
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Dublin’s Joint Policing Committee Opens Its Door to Migrants
Zephyrin Ngaliema Mukoko, the first migrant to be given a reserved place on the joint policing committee. (Image: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland) A representative of the migrant community in Ireland, Zéphyrin Ngaliema Mukoko, today joined Dublin’s Joint Policing Committee, a move that is part of a…
Author: TheJournal.ie
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Asylum Children Go Hungry, Says Report
By Eoin Burke-Kennedy Many children in the State’s asylum process are living in extreme poverty in overcrowded accommodation with inadequate food, according to a report published yesterday. The Irish Refugee Council report paints a grim picture of the State’s system for accommodating asylum-seekers, known as…
Author: Irish Times
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Global Health to Launch Hub at UCSF With $20 Million Gift
Jaime Sepúlveda, who leads UCSF Global Health Sciences, discusses the impact of philanthropist Chuck Feeney’s $20 million gift on students, Mission Bay and health worldwide. Click here to watch a version of the video in Spanish. By Kristen Bole The University of California, San Francisco…
Author: University of California San Francisco
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Chuck Feeney: The Billionaire Who Is Trying To Go Broke
This story appears in the October 8th issue of Forbes magazine — “Making it Big, Giving it Big” — the first Forbes 400 devoted entirely to philanthropy. By Steven Bertoni On a cool summer afternoon at Dublin’s Heuston Station, Chuck Feeney, 81, gingerly stepped off a…
Author: Forbes
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Universities jointly honour ‘Chuck’ Feeney, the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies
The universities of Ireland, North and South, have conferred an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) on Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The degree was conferred to give public honour and thanks to Chuck Feeney for his incredible support of the Irish…
Author: University College Dublin
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Universities honour philanthropist Chuck Feeney
A conferring ceremony is under way in Dublin Castle this afternoon to honour the Founder of Atlantic Philanthropies Chuck Feeney. Universities from across the island of Ireland are jointly conferring him with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws. It is the first time ever that all…
Author: RTE News Ireland
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World Health Organisation accredits Ireland-Vietnam Virus Initiative co-funded by Irish Aid and Atlantic Philanthropies
The World Health Organisation has awarded accreditation to the Ireland-Vietnam Blood Borne Virus Initiative (IVVI) which is co-funded by Irish Aid and Atlantic Philanthropies. The IVVI carries out disease prevention and health promotion in Vietnam, a country wracked by blood-borne viruses such as HIV and…
Author: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade