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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 plan…

By Lauren Ritter Goaltender Matt Underhill '02 is one of the seven All-Americans that will be inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in November.On Aug. 24, Cornell Athletics announced that 11 new members have been selected for induction into the Cornell University…

By David E. ThigpenVice President of Policy and Strategic Advancement, Insight CenterElders are revered for their experience and wisdom in many cultures around the globe, but here in America where our civic, media and business cultures worship at the fountain of youth, elders are seen…

Fergus O'FerrallOPINION: Those who have power to change have not the will and those with the desire remain powerless‘Irish society is being challenged to little less than to remould itself.”This was stated by President Michael D Higgins when launching a book of essays entitled Towards a…

Integration is a process. Contrary to popular belief it does not happen organically with the passing of time. Structures need to be put in place by government which ensure the social cohesion and future success of Irish society.This report, the second in a series of Annual…

By Kieran Rose, Chair of GLEN, the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network“I think same-sex couples should be able to get married” – these ten simple words spoken by US President Barack Obama last Wednesday have reverberated around the world and provided a watershed moment in the…

On 23rd April, 2012, Public Achievement won the Prime Minister’s BIG Society Award, making Public Achievement the first organisation in Northern Ireland to get this award. The above clip is the presentation speech by Minister Hugo Swire at WIMPS HQ.Presenting the BIG award on behalf of…

By Deaglán de Bréadún, Political CorrespondentThree in every five of the TDs responding to a survey carried out by a professional polling company said they had encountered racist sentiments while canvassing in last year’s general election.More than a third of the TDs surveyed by Millward…

Atlantic Philanthropies just completed a study of queer youth in South Africa today. Seventeen years after the Constitution outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation, the study explores if democracy has brought greater tolerance and celebration of diversity for today's young LGBTIs.Marian Nell and Janet Shapiro authored the…

WHEN “WE The Citizens” took the political temperature of Irish people in the spring and summer of 2011, as well as looking at issues such as the budget deficit and education, we also researched citizens’ wishes on political reform, writes FIACH Mac CONGHAIL  A specially…