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Time period for immigrants to find work extended
Original Source by STEVEN CARROLL THE PERIOD of time allowed to migrant workers to find new employment after they have been made redundant has been extended by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern. Certain migrant workers who have lived in the State for under five years…
Author: Irish Times
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Atlantic Makes Grants of €14.7m to Improve Care for People with Dementia
The Atlantic Philanthropies is making new grants totaling €14.7 million to improve the care and wellbeing of people living with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. These grants are the subject of ongoing discussions with the Government. The grants are being made to: The Health…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Protecting research time for arthritis
Arthritis Ireland is funding three new academic chairs in rheumatology in Irish universities, costing €7 million, in a drive to boost research, education and clinical services for patients. WHEN IT comes to providing services for people with arthritis, Ireland finds itself sorely lacking, according…
Author: Irish Times
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ICCL's and Ireland's examination under the ICCPR in Geneva and companion website
www.rightsmonitor.org This week (14 & 15 July), Ireland’s performance under the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) will come under formal examination by the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) in Geneva. In preparation for this Free Legal Advice Centres, the Irish…
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Older & Bolder: Irish Seniors Organise for Action
On a visit to Ireland last week, I got a glimpse of a compelling example of the power that an organized community can have – “The Older & Bolder Campaign,” a collaborative initiative among five organizations working to improve the quality of life for older…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Chuck Feeney played "pivotal role" in Northern Irish peace process, Gerry Adams says
Gerry Adams, the former President of Sinn Féin, has paid tribute to Chuck Feeney, the Irish American philanthropist who died on Monday, October 9 at the age of 92. “I am deeply saddened at the news of the death of my good friend Chuck Feeney,”…
Author: IrishCentral
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Applicants for Irish citizenship waiting four years for decision
By Jamie Smyth, Social Affairs Correspondent PEOPLE ARE waiting four years for the Government to decide on their applications to become Irish citizens, with some rejected for frivolous reasons such as receiving parking fines, a new report says. The study, Living in Limbo – Migrants’…
Author: The Irish Times
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Call for election focus on immigrants
Immigrant Council of Ireland members and supporters at Leinster House today. Photo: Brenda Fitzsimons/The Irish Times By ELAINE EDWARDS The next government must put in place measures to increase the participation of migrants and new communities in political life, immigrant representatives urged. The ‘Count Us…
Author: The Irish Times
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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Establish Global Brain Health Institute to Tackle Dementia
The Atlantic Philanthropies is giving $177 million to Trinity College Dublin and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to establish the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), a groundbreaking initiative that aims to tackle the looming dementia epidemic and improve health and dementia care worldwide. This…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The disappearing philanthropists
Just when a culture of philanthropy takes hold in Ireland, the rich lose their money. Original Source By Conor O’Clery DUBLIN — Just off a two-lane country road south of Dublin, work has been going on for three years on a magnificent modern development set…
Author: GlobalPost
