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Spiral and the Cross - an ilustrated talk

Spiral and the Cross – an ilustrated talk

You are invited to – The Spiral and the Cross – Pagan and Christian themes in the sculpture of Fred Conlon – an illustrated lecture by author and Director of the Irish Writers Centre, Jack Harte. Wednesday, February 16th @ 19.30 Irish Polish Society, 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 All welcome: Admission Free. Refreshments served. […]

An EAPN Ireland Resource Seminar

An EAPN Ireland Resource Seminar

What is the seminar about…? The European Anti Poverty Network Ireland, with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs, will hold a lunchtime resource seminar on Tuesday February 8th 2011 on applying for EU funding opportunities. Many community and voluntary groups have expressed concern about the difficulties of understanding and availing of sometimes complex […]

European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week January 23-29, 2011

European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week January 23-29, 2011

Cairde encourages women from ethnic minorities to take free smear tests as a part of CervicalCheck programme for women between 25-60 years old. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 44 worldwide. Each year, 500,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer are diagnosed globally and more than 250,000 women die from […]

Voluntary organisations urged to apply for counselling services funding

Voluntary organisations urged to apply for counselling services funding

The Minister for Community, Equality, and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey T.D., today (21 January, 2011) urged voluntary organisations which provide family counselling services to apply now to the Family Support Agency for funding under their 2011 scheme of grants. Speaking today, Minister Carey said “this funding is used to help people deal with difficulties they […]

Minister White chairs meeting of Inter-Departmental Group on Integration

Minister White chairs meeting of Inter-Departmental Group on Integration

The Minister for Equality, Integration and Human Rights, Mary White TD, today, January 18th, chaired a meeting of the Inter-Departmental Group on Integration. The meeting was convened to discuss the output of the inaugural meetings of the Ministerial Council on Integration. Representatives from nine Departments/offices were present at the meeting. Commenting on the meeting, Minister […]

Polish film 'The Reverse' at the Cinema North West Cinemobile

Polish film ‘The Reverse’ at the Cinema North West Cinemobile

Cinema North West warmly invites you to the New Roots film festival in the Dock Arts Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. The festival will be launched by Hans Wieland who moved to the North West of Ireland with his family in 1985 and established Neantóg Farmhouse Cheeses. He has been a teacher and worker at The […]

Migrant Writers Association Ireland meeting

Migrant Writers Association Ireland meeting

Migrant Writers Association Ireland (MWAI) in association with the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, Conflict programme of the School of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin is organising a meeting to discuss MWAI’s inauguration Date: Monday, 31 January, 2011 Time: 6pm – 7:30pm Venue: Swift Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin To confirm your attendance, please contact: […]

UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Information note on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – upcoming examination of Ireland. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by its State parties. Under […]

Migrant Writers Association Ireland

Migrant Writers Association Ireland

The Migrant Writers Association Ireland (MWAI) is a new highly professional not- for-profit network bringing together both established and budding migrant writers in Ireland to provide another voice to contemporary Irish literary landscape. The association provides a forum for migrant writers to articulate their experiences by encouraging high-rate creative productions in a positive and dynamic […]

Who should get the Lord Mayor’s Award this year?

Who should get the Lord Mayor’s Award this year?

Lord Mayor’s Award Who should get the Lord Mayor’s Award this year? Since 1989 the Lord Mayor’s Awards have honoured individuals and groups who have made a special contribution to Dublin and its citizens either at a local or city wide level. These Awards are Dublin city’s way of acknowledging and congratulating the extraordinary work […]